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So I have to reflect the semester. This is a day late, because for the life of me I couldn’t log in to this blog site. I actually typed this before I posted it to make sure I don’t curse a lot. There were days where just being in Freshman seminar and Baruch in general annoyed me. I didn’t really care to get to know anyone, because the idea was that in college you get serious. I was pretty motivated to do just that, because I had friends outside of school close by. That is, until I joined the Baruchettes. I was happier to be in school, and then I actually started to kind of open up to my other freshies. Baruch itself made out to be a pretty cool place, not accounting the lot of smokers and sometimes rude pedestrians. But this first semester of my college life was actually pretty rewarding. I made friends and have spring courses with them; I have a close group of dancers and the best coach. And I have made friends all around the school in forms of store owners to random walkers. My professors proved to be pretty good, and class hours strolled by as classes came to an end. I won’t go so far as to say I’d do it all again…but maybe to have semesters just as exciting and meaningful.

I actually found Baruch Voices to be surprisingly better than at Convocation. Most likely it was because it was way shorter…but the stories I heard were deep. Even if it was simply about bacon, or a friend you could never see anymore, or just a smoke addiction, each story wasn’t just “I did this crap, now can I get a pass?” They had effort to them, like they really wanted every freshman to understand them. Another thing was that the actors were still very amusing in how they each presented the monologues.

I do find it annoying that freshman are forced to go, no matter what. But it does help you kind of see that everyone else around you has a pretty deep lining to them. It’s not just you who has a circle around you of people who don’t care. They suffer like you. they are scared like, and college is just as new to all the others just like you. I even heard my dance mate and new friend’s mono. I could easily make out her voice, even if she wasn’t reading it.

I probably wouldn’t mind actually giving a mono for the next convocation (just maybe). It helps, even the tiniest bit.

Link to slide show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/87671354@N06/8034494987/in/photostream

This is a short slide show of eight pictures about what represents and shapes who I am.The first picture is of the symbol of Aquarius. Not only being my astrological sign, it also plays a deep role in who I am. Aquarians are usually described as free spirited and open minded, dedicated and a unique individual. I love to try new things because experience is the best teacher; being closed to ideas only closes you to what the world has to offer. I’m also a bit of a rebel, I hate  hiding in a crowd. It’s always better for me to walk to your own beat and making sure people see you for you. The second slide is of my silhouette dancing. I’d like to think of myself as an artist: modelling is one form of art I enjoy. You can represent a message in your way. The third slide is of my different cultures. I’m a  mixed child with family members of many nationalities, but I chose the three that describe my more immediate family. I’m proud of each one, loving how it fits me into more than one culture group and enjoy what each has to offer. The third slide shows part one of very important people who helped make me who I am: my brothers. I have three older brothers who watch over me like hawks. It might be annoying, but they are also the only ones I have and they take up a lot of my love. Right after are my friends on the next slide. They supported me, helped me grow and showed me the many faces of life: the bad, the good, and everything else. After that one is the picture of my Dance Group’s very first flyer. I’m very compassionate about dancing, to the point of wanting to take it more than just a hobby and make it into a successful career. I’m not one to sit aside and my groups involvement in shows and competitions proves that. Right now, it serves as a motivation for me to not just do good in dancing, but anything I do, because success is reached with hard work and motive. The seventh slide is a drawing I did myself back in my Sophomore year in high school. Drawing was a form of relief  for me. I love it about as much as I love dancing. I live to improve, looking back at my past work to see how far I’ve gotten. I’m dedicated to it and to me shows how dedicated I can be towards anything once I put all my heart behind it. It’s also a show of my creativity, because I can do little doodles like this or make great pictures with a simple idea. The last slide is of the city that hold my heart: New York City. Born and raised, this city has made me into the girl I am. The beautiful people, the wonderful sights, the great mentors to the great examples. It’s a huge cultural mixing pot that makes the perfect home for a mixed up person like me.

Aaaand that’s about it. 😉