Enrichment Workshop Post

My favorite workshop was the Baruch Voices. Although the timing was very inconvenient, most people had registration during that time; it was still a very fulfilling experience. It was exciting to realize that our very own block mate’s monologue was the first one read. To be able to watch other students perform the monologues other, younger students have written shows a sense of community that most colleges would not have. Also, the monologues were refreshingly different from one another, which is probably because they are chosen to be that way, but it was still nice. The diversity of experience that were talked about were as funny as making bacon sound like a beautiful woman (I honestly was expecting that monologue to turn into something about food from that actor), to a girl explaining to her mother why she needed to move out, and finally a heart wrenching story about the loss of a friend. All of these monologues are stories that a person tells, sometimes they’re random and don’t require much trust to be told (referring to the bacon monologue), others are something that only close friends can be told. For these people to be confident enough to express these thoughts and experiences with complete strangers, with the only connection being a common school, it shows bravery and courage. These stories are what make our lives ours.