Hey I’m McKenzie. Since I’ve moved here it seems that there are two things about me that people seem to find interest in, and if you are in any of my other classes you probably already know them both because they are two of the things I love most.
First off, I play volleyball. I’ve played for 6 years and I have been lucky enough to be a part of the team here at Baruch. Playing volleyball is one of those things that can make or break my day. Well, if i don’t have volleyball it is automatically a bad day. It can always make my day better though. It is always able to help me clear my head and if not clear it, at least keep my mind off of any outside problems while I’m on the court. When I’m playing nothing else really matters except my game and my team. To those of you in my other classes… sorry for talking about volleyball all the time, but I’m obsessed.
The other “interesting” thing about me is that I am from California. Southern California. Orange County. Disneyland. The “OC.” Laguna Beach. Whatever name you may recognize. I think that the reason people are so interested in my being from Orange County, California is because they are so surprised that I would choose to move 3,000 miles across the country from my very “stereotypical Californian” home. It is impossible to say that I don’t love and miss the beach, the weather, taco tuesdays, weekly Disneyland trips, top-notch Mexican food, surfers, palm trees, driving with the windows down and all the other small things that make Califonria, California for me. And when people ask me why I chose to move all the way to New York, I don’t really know what to tell them. Even now I have no clue what I was thinking, moving 3,000 miles away from my family, friends, and all the things I love. But I can say that I’m glad I did. Wouldn’t give this experience up for anything, except maybe an In-N-Out burger…
