Monthly Archives: November 2012

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…

In my first 2 months in Baruch i had little ups and many downs. College work is different from high school work. There is so much more work even though there is less class. I am a lazy person. In high school i never really tried hard; however, in college so far i had to try harder than i ever had before. College is a place where you go to, to learn the stuff you need for your career. For me however, its just a place that i go to please my parents. However, i don’t chill all day and i do my work. In the end college life has been alright, met some knew people, made some new friends, and that’s it.

Hey I am Bridget, I am an Italian American. Family and friends are something I hold really close to me.  I love going to the beach, cooking and watching movies.   I love the summer because its warm and I love the ocean.  I was born and raised on long island so coming to Baruch everyday is a little bit of a hassle, but not too bad.  I love long island because the city can be a little crazy at times and the island is more relaxed in my opinion.

So far college is going as expected.  Going to a mainly commuter school I thought it would be difficult to meet people and hangout but it turns out it is not so bad.  Most of my professors are tolerable; I did not really expect my classes to be that entertaining.  However some of them actually are. I have learned that it is not what class you take but what professor you have that makes the class.  I am most likely majoring in marketing but nothing is definite right now.  I have not joined any clubs yet because I want to get through the first semester, so maybe next semester I will look into the clubs at Baruch.