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Antsy. Restless. Anxious. That’s how I would describe my past few weeks at Baruch. See, the thing about me is that I’m not a creature of habit but change make me nervous. A little change is fine. Rotation. Rotation is fine. But these past few weeks have almost felt routine. Rehearsed. Like I’m putting on the same smile every single day and seeing the same faces everyday. Now, don’t get me wrong. I like the faces I’m seeing everyday but I have problems with routine and permanency. I get bored easily. And if I get bored I become antsy.

For the past few weeks I’ve felt it. It’s been there rumbling under my skin, the anxiety, the nervousness, the everything. It makes me want to do something different. Last year I felt it too, the day of graduation no less. However, I think that was me getting antsy over the fact that everything was going to change. I had gotten too used to a routine. So, on graduation day I chopped off four inches of my hair. Just like that. Went to the bathroom with the intention of putting the finishing touches on my hair and came out with  clumps of hair in my hands to a hysterical mother and cousin. It didn’t stop there. Almost every week of that summer I cut off a bit of my hair. I always wondered why. Like, I get it, you know, I was nervous about change and not seeing people I had grown accustomed to. I finally figured out that somehow subconsciously I thought, much like a petulant child, that if everyone was going to change then so would I.

That brings me to today. I’ve been feeling restless like something has to happen before all of this becomes too routine, too familiar. And so, I shaved my head. Now, if you had asked me before the haircut why I wanted to shave my head I would have told you it was because I like side cuts, they’re cute, Cher Lloyd has one, etc. and the worst part is that I believed that wholeheartedly. But now, reflecting on myself, it wasn’t because of Cher or any of those other reasons. It was because I was going insane with the routine, with the familiar faces, with getting attached. It was because I though “well if I can’t change anything around me then I may as well change myself”. It’s really unsurprising how stupid I am sometimes and it’s even more incredible how my train of thought works but alas here I am with a portion of my head shaved off. But you know what, I’m happy. I’m happy and I don’t regret it and I don’t think I ever will. But, I do worry about myself with the next few coming weeks and how I’ll adjust to change once the semester’s over. Here’s to another haircut!

Hey, I’m Kyle.

I grew up mostly on Long Island, in this tiny town called Farmingville. I have a big family that is really important to me, especially my brothers. I am the third of six boys so things are generally hectic at home. My parents are divorced and I was basically raised by my grandparents up until I started college. I now live in queens with my older brother Eddie, who is 26 and obsessed with football to the point where I have to wash his special jets freezer mug every day. I have a large group of friends at home and they mean the world to me. My hobbies include listening to music, watching the same three tv shows over and over again, playing guitar, playing video games and sometimes reading if I feel like it. I eventually hope to be a doctor and was thinking of transferring to another school in the city to follow that goal. I really enjoy the idea of helping people and making them feel better and I love the science of so it just kind of made sense to me to be a doctor. I’ll see where it goes, though.

Fruit salads are the weirdest thing ever. Seriously, who in their right mind thought that a fruit salad was a good idea. Now, I’m not saying that fruit is gross or anything. I love fruit, but there are just some fruit that don’t go together. Take citrus fruit, like oranges. If the orange in your salad is too bitter it will completely through off the salad. And even if the orange isn’t bitter, there’s the whole dressing thing. Some people like lemon or honey or even condensed milk on their fruit salad. Not all fruit tastes good with all that stuff on top. Everything’s just going to taste weird. Or even bananas. Bananas dry out your mouth. Who in the hell wants a dry mouth? People don’t walk around with paper towels in their mouths to keep it dry, do they? No. So why in the hell would you want to eat bananas?

Then there’s the whole thing with the name. Why would you call it a salad? A salad consists of vegetables, like lettuce, with the exception of tomatoes, of course, and even then I don’t even like tomatoes.

For something so good for you, fruit salads are pretty damn complicated.

I like to consider myself a bit of a music fanatic. I listen to all genres of music, and really like them all. For me, it would be hard to describe myself through songs because I know too many, and it might as well be impossible to pick just ten that describe who I am. Most of the songs that I would consider part of my top selections are more songs that bring back good memories or have good vibes than songs that I can necessarily relate to lyrically. This isn’t necessarily true for all music, but when I am happy it is the music that I love; but when I am sad is when I really listen to the lyrics. And since I’d rather be happy more than I am sad my playlist is made up of mostly upbeat/pump-up songs.

http://www.mixpod.com/account-playlists.php

I come from a very traditional and conservative family and raised to accept and uphold values that many seem too “traditional.” My family and I cherish Tradition, Honor, Loyalty, Valor, Family and Honesty. I try to uphold these as much as I can with out straying off from them. All though i was born in Europe I actually Don’t consider myself European at all but a true American. I value American self initiative and hard work. I’m inspired by countless American figures from Andrew Jackson to Rockefeller. Charity is also very important because to me it’s a responsibility that everyone must do. no matter if your well off or not you should try to give back to those who don’t have as much as you do. Money and Success aren’t a true measure of happiness but how many lives you positively affected.

I love the open space up north and although i frequently come to New York city with my friends and for school I don’t really like the city as much as most do, to me nothing beats the open air up north.

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.

Hi I am Halima; I feel that one of the hardest things is, writing about oneself. I like to think I am a simple person. I enjoy reading, and listening to music during my free time. I like having dreams, I like to make lists of things to do, and when I get them done I like to cross them off. I prefer the rain to sunshine, only because I tan very easily. I have two younger siblings so, yes I have responsibilities too. I believe in friendship, and love. I respect vegans but I still love meat. I prefer helpful criticism to sugarcoated words. I like arguing about the most menial things, but I hate arguing when it is serious.

I believe that everyone has a strong point, for me it is art. When I draw or sculpt, I feel as if I am accomplishing something. I feel happy and sometimes frustrated when I get an artist block. For now I am still figuring myself out, I really don’t know what field I will be going into here, so for now I am taking one day at a time.

My playlist has a wide range of American music and it includes American pop, R and B and Hip Hop. I just love music that creates a relax and laid back feeling because it makes me happy. But i also like music that has a deep meaning or like a message behind it. Personally I love artists like Jason Mraz, Bruno Mars and Neyo and i felt like they are all very different from each other because they have their own style in creating music. Jason Mraz has the tendency to create music that has a really happy feeling and it just calms you down with his voice. Bruno Mars would have like a powerful voice that would make let you bring your emotions out and Neyo kind of do the same thing but with a different approach. I really just like music that moves me and makes me want to dance. Music is like part of my daily routine because i go to school while listening to music and all i think is music when i walk alone on the streets. Music is part of my life and i wish that one day i would create my music and it would be something that other people would love as well. Music is something that changed my life because it had always been my personal influence.

My playlist:

http://grooveshark.com/#!/playlist/Luckyjjle+and+number+x27+s+Playlist+1/77257076