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There were a couple Freshman Seminar workshops that I really enjoyed. However, for the purpose of this blog I have to single one out. I would say that my favorite workshop thus far was the Baruch Voices act that we attended one week prior. I went to the act not knowing what to expect, tired and to be honest, grumpy that I had to go. I planned on sleeping through it. My attitude when I left Baruch Voices was completely different than the negative one I entered with. I enjoyed the actors and actresses and the presentation of the monologues. I stayed awake through the entire thing because it was so captivating. I liked how they read the names of the students out loud either before or after their monologue reading because it’s fun to hear the work of people I know. At one point in time I was even able to guess the name of whose monologue was being read before their name was said.

Although Baruch Voices had many other positives, the coolest part was seeing that other kids are going through the same struggles that everybody else is and they aren’t afraid for people to know. Also, many students problems are way more severe than even mine are which made me realize how good I actually have it. Consequently, Baruch Voices was my favorite Freshman Seminar Workshop.

Moving to New York City and attending Baruch has been both a blessing and a curse. New York City is everything I could have imagined it to be. There is always something to do and you learn something new everyday just from walking the streets. From a midwesterners perspective, I was “living the dream.” Likewise, the people at Baruch are awesome. I’ve made lifelong friends and coming to school each day is not a dread because I like the atmostphere. Baruch reminds me a lot of New York City as a whole; there is a lot of diversity and way too many people in a small area. However, moving here and attending Baruch made me realize how much I miss my friends and family in Missouri though and that New York city might not be “living the dream” for me.

I dorm here and live on the 9th floor of my building. I was always told that New York City is the city that never sleeps but I didn’t realize the capacity of this quote until I experienced it….every night. Somehow the noise from people, cars, construction, and emergency vehicles travels up to my room at ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT. In Missouri, you can literally here the birds chirping in the morning so this was a big change to get used to. Now, I’m pretty sure I can sleep through anything but it was a big adjustment, along with living on my own and moving to a city where I knew nobody. My time at Baruch has caused me to grow up and I would not change my time or experience here for anything.

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Small Town Girl in a Big City

My name is Kelsey but everybody calls me either Kels or Kelpy, so take your pick. I’m 18 years old and I moved to New York City two months ago from St. Louis, Missouri. If you’ve ever talked to me, you’ll realize that I say ya’ll in about every other sentence; it’s a Missouri thing. I just don’t understand why people would say two words (you all) when you could save your breath and combine the words into one (ya’ll). Everybody asks me how I ended up at Baruch since I grew up in the Midwest. Well…I chose New York City. After I chose to go to school in New York City then I started researching colleges and Baruch seemed to match what I thought would be my major.

I love sweatpants. I think it might be a Missouri thing because I’ve noticed everybody always looks so nice in New York City. I’m not much of a follower so that doesn’t stop me from being comfortable. However, just walking the streets of New York City has given me a lot of fashion advice.

I grew up on a lake, as an only child, and my friends became my family. I always grew up with dogs, Standard Poodles to be exact, and they were like my siblings too. It sounds silly but in my household I wasn’t allowed to say the word “dogs”. Our “dogs” either had to be referred to as Poodles or Four Legged Family Members.

I value trust more than you can imagine. No trust, no friendship. I’m extremely sarcastic and probably one of the weirdest people you will every meet. I am a firm believer that everything eaten with a fork tastes better. I don’t like nice restaurants; I tried getting my friends to go to Taco Bell for dinner before Prom. I’m a horrible driver. I am an awful singer, but that doesn’t stop me. I’m deathly afraid of ghosts and refuse to watch ghosts movies. Paranormal Activity sent me into insomnia. I think I’m the funniest person on the planet and I laugh at my own jokes, even if nobody else does. I love scary movies. Megan off of Bridesmaids is my role model. I’m addicted to diet soda and Red Bull. I wish whipped cream were its own food group. Very few people have every seen me cry or show emotion. Nevertheless, I love my life and everybody in it.

Moving to New York City has been both a blessing and a curse. I love the city, all the fun activities there are and the people in it. However, where I grew up country music is a religion, boating is a way of life, riding horses western style is a past time activity and sitting around a bonfire in the fall makes you feel like there is no better place on Earth. I know New York City will provide all of the opportunities I could ever imagine in my life but there are too many precious in Missouri things I left behind. New York City might be for me and it might not but my time here and my time with the people at Baruch will always be great memories.