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The workshop Baruch voices was surprisingly an entertaining one. I found it surprising how different these monologues were compared to the ones at convocation. It is strange how they essential ideas expressed in these monologues change each semester. It seems like a certain theme is reoccurring in these monologues each semester  whether this is purposeful or not.  It is nice to get to know our students, hear an important event in their lifer their views on Baruch college as well as their experience there. Every person has a certain story, a secret, or something that determines the person they are today. I found some of these monologues a bit too personal, there are certain things that shouldn’t be revealed to the public in my opinion. Yet overall I found voices a very interesting experience and a way to get to know each other. I found these actors that presented these monologues very professional. They helped bring these ordinary students story to life These actors presentations of the monologues were much more exciting than the actual students. They seemed much more life like, much more real, vivacious, and just more professional. They gave me a much better understanding of the true meaning of the dories behind these certain students and what was really trying to be expressed. Voices is a great way to get to know what kind of students attend Baruch college and to get an understanding that you cant judge a book behind its cover. Thus, I found voices an overall great opportunity for this, I was able to get a better understanding that Baruch is one of the most diverse school enviornemnts around.

Good morning everyone! My name is Jordan Giordano. Today you will learn a little more about me. In college is important for me to determine and express my identity in college, thus this is one of colleges true purposes. Overall it is important for all of us to get to know each other more especially since we will be spending the rest of the semester together as well as potentially all four years. Like all of you, I am a current freshman in college that is still adjusting to this new lifestyle. The change from high school is quite difficult, in some ways I actually  miss high school yet in some ways I don’t. Yet in other ways I found college to be a big disappointment compared to what I expected. In many ways this semester does not seem that different from high school, the fact that I can’t choose my classes as well as the fact these courses are somewhat similar to ones I had in high school. Aside from this the overall freedom and greater opportunities that are offered outweigh the drawbacks. Overall I can describe myself as a hardworking student who wants to make the most out of this semester and at Baruch in general. Some of the biggest challenges I face this semester are the new adjustments compared to high school as well as the overall workload of 5 classes. My biggest goals this semester is to develop better study skills, get used to college life overall, make new friends in colleges and try to develop hobbies and interests related to my major in school. Another goal that I have this semester is to get a job; though this semester is practically over I still maintain these goals throughout the rest of the school year. Yet an internship would be another important goal as well though this would come later in my time at Baruch. Some of my goals for Baruch in general include to maintain a good gpa, graduate with a BBA in real estate development which is my intended major, join clubs and make new friends closely related with my interests, improve myself identity and determination as well as overall improved academic skills. Aside from school I can describe myself as a typical 18 year old. I am the type of person who makes the most of their free time and try to enjoy every moment. My biggest enjoyment during my free time is to spend time with my friends and family. One of my biggest interests is traveling, whether its exploring places far away or even just in my area, undiscovered places overall fascinate me. Traveling is also one of my greatest skills that I possess, I am the type of person who will always find their way around and never get lost. Some of my other interests include listening to music, working out at the gym, going for long walks, photography as well as just overall relaxing. It is important to maintain as much free time as possible regardless of your situation; it is a great way to reduce stress especially in my life. Overall I can describe myself as a typical 18 year old college that is determined to achieve their goals and make the most out of their college experience. Thank you for listening and if you have any questions please feel free to ask!

Col Tobin’s visit to Baruch college was an intersting experience as well as a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with a renowned author.This was my first experience in actually personally seeing an author. There were many interesting points he made in his speech. In his speech he mainly discussed his background of his life, his inspirations for the book “Brooklyn” which was our text for freshman seminar as well as some of his motivations toward this book and analogies that relate to thus book as a whole. The main points addressed about his background were basic, he was born in a small town in Ireland, experienced many travels before he became an author, his many of these trips inspired many of his works nonetheless.The points addressed about his inspirations toward this novel were mainly focused on his Irish background as well as some people he met. He stated that a woman he met claims that this book is about her mother. His main motivations in writing this novel was mainly concentrated again on his Irish heritage as well as his research on cultural norms of Irish Americans in the 1950’s. The analogies he made for the book mainly focused on examples of social and cultural norms of Irish Americans nonetheless. Overall most of Tobin’s subjects addressed in hsi speech clearly related to the novel Brooklyn in some way.

Overall I found Tobin’s speech interesting since he gave additional interesting information related to our Freshman seminar text. I learned that many of his inspirations were based on experience while some were based on research. I learned about his strong attachment to his Irish heritage as well. There were also some parts of the speech that were more uninteresting such as many of the analogies he made toward to book as well as his sections that had little relation to the novel as well. I also had some trouble understanding certain parts due to his accent. But overall I can say that Colm Tobin’s speech was a very informative one.  learned many different ideas and inspirations about his life and the novel. I appreciate the opportunity I had to get up close and personal with a well known author.

freshman seminar

This slide show of different photos are a collection of elements and aspects of my life, that represent the definition of myself. The first slide is my close immediate family, who I spend a lot of my free time with. In my life family is always my first priority, family will always be there for you no matter what happens. The second slide is a collection of pictures with some of my closest friends. I spend a lot of my time with my closet friends as well who are all outside of Baruch college. Yet as I mentioned before family always comes first, I always manage time to balance both and I always have a good time with everyone. The third photo displays the New York city skyline, I am passionate about New York City, its my home, its where I go to school and I would never desire to live anywhere else.  I spend a lot of my time exploring and enjoying my city. There are plenty of amenities and activities that I enjoy in New York city, thus there are always new ones to discover. New York is a place with vast oppertunity and that is why I love living here.The 4th slide displays Baruch College. Odiously this is where I attend school and spend my time during the week, but as a starting freshman I would like to get the most out of my experience here. I would like to participate in more activities and make new friends, thus gaining the whole college experience School is also one of my main priories as well, this semester I would like to do very well as a starting freshman at Baruch college. I would like to dedicate more of my free time to make the most out of my experience here at Baruch, not by just going to class. The 5th slide displays a photo of a gym, I also spend some of my free time going to the gym, I would like to be more active, I enjoy exercising since it is healthy for both the mind and the body. The 6th photo is a representation of my mentality. I believe that positive thinking brings one positive results. I try to see the good in everything and make the most of every situation. The more one uses positive thinking the better results one gets, which is very important as a college student. The 7th slide displays a picture of an iced coffee from Starbucks, this is my favorite drink that I consume daily, thus it is essential for me as a college student. In college it is crucial for one to stay alert and on top of things, thus coffee is essential to this. The final slide displays a photo of a yoga mat. Yoga is another thing that I practice during my free time. Taking a yoga class during my senior year in high school gave me a strong interest toward this beneficial activity. It is essential in reliving my stress this semester as someone starting out in college. Nevertheless this slideshow shown exhibits some of the basic elements in my daily life. It pretty much defines the type of person I am perceived as today.