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My favorite workshop was the one against stereotyping and hurting others. I really like this workshop because I could relate to what the speakers were saying. I tried put myself in the shoes of people who are might suffer from verbal abuse even if not intended. This workshop helped me learn things I didn’t know who hurt others and be careful of the way I interact t with others. I think it is crucial in a city like New York that you learn to speak with others without being offensive. This workshop was also a way for me to remember times when I offended others people unintentionally. I also like the Baruch voices‘s workshop but the Ouch! Workshop was my favorite.

Well, as my first semester at Baruch is coming to an end. I reminisce on some of the truths and misconceptions I’ve had about college. Yes college is tough; especially Baruch and I really need to work twice as much as I did. In fact my first misconception of college was that of a cool place, where you don’t have to be stressed all the time. Well, I was really under a lot of pressure throughout the semester and I found myself lucky not to have any classes on Friday. Fridays became my favorite days as they were days in which I could catch my breath and do some other things not college related. Fridays also were days in which I could catch up with whatever I needed to catch up to. For me a Friday is like the extension of the weekend.  My first semester at Baruch was kind of hellish but I learnt a lot from it and I know that there are things I need to work on to maximize my studies and get to get past that hellish side of college. As the semester is ending, and I’m studying all days except for Fridays, I ‘m really thinking: “Thank God, it’s Friday.”

My greatest accomplishment was the time when I finished third of a race of 4^th graders. We were about 50 kids running and it was tough. Baruch is a really challenging school, so far everything going pretty well, but I got to spend more time studying for math. I didn’t know that managing my time was going to be so hard. College is not the heaven I expected. The best thing about college is to meet peers and to discuss with them. I can’t wait for this term to be over so I can do more things I like, reading books and comics, sleep and wake very late. However I must not forget that I’m still a student, I came from nowhere to get where I am right now. I have to keep pushing. Thankfully my family is always there to support me. Sometimes I remember embarrassing and great memories. I remember that time I won a reading contest in middle school; I felt empowered. The song I like to listen to the most is the Second Coming by Juelz Santana and Just Blaze. I listen to that song to sheer myself up. I am afraid of many things like death and dogs. I am really happy whenever I read a good book. If I have to state one thing important to me I will definitely choose my room. It is often messy but I just love it. In general even though college is pretty challenging, it is still fun.

Hi my name is José-Junior. I mostly like all kind of music as long as there is a certain rhythm to it. The lyrics are also important. My favorite type of music is house music and electronic. For me listening to such music is way of “getting high” without drugs. Music  helps me escape sometimes the reality of this world. Most songs that I picked aren’t really your typical hit songs(Adele, Coldplay…), therefore I can say that my playlist is pretty “wild”. http://grooveshark.com/#!/playlist/Playlist+1/77379135