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Voices preformed by NYU students was my favorite workshop we attended, yet it was my only workshop I attended. The monologues they read were all really interesting and we could somewhat relate to conflicts the writers faced. What I think held my attention the most was the presentation/interpretation the NYU students got from reading our monologues. I guess if I had to say it inspired me, it was the writing style of the monologues that were picked. It influenced me to become a better writer. 

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My first three months here at Baruch has been… well busy. I’ve made great friends which help me feel more at home here, go out with, and helped me with any homework I had trouble with. Classes in college are not as difficult as they said it would be in high school. I feel that the only struggle with each class is how independent you have to be to make it on time, cover the material, and go out of you way to talk to the teacher about missing work. Also, another great struggle is sitting through a three hour english class and a boring lecture. Aside from school and social life, any other free time is spent working at my job. Over all, I have enjoyed my first semester as a new freshman. I haven’t had much time to take a breather, but so far, so good.

The artwork I attached is something I found when I googled busy, called “It’s a Busy Small World”. I guess this symbolizes my life for the past three months because I’ve had a lot of fun, met a lot of people, and did a lot of new things.

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This is my first couple months living in “The Big Apple” and I have come to learn a lot. For example: don’t buy cheap shit from a street vendors because they just want a quick buck, take the 6 train to school and back home, and learn to keep all your change because it will be used to buy your next meal. They say that you really don’t know yourself until you step out of your confront zone. Well growing up, we all experience that change that defines who we are for the rest of our lives. Moving to New York, a city full of stranger, is what set me off to become independent.

The first instance is when it was the week of midterms. I had no idea what to expect from my first midterm. We had so much information we needed to know that I just didn’t know where to start. Of course, I procrastinated which lead to taking a trip to Time Square. A vendor came running up to me, like “STRESS” was plastered on my forehead, and offered me a cheap pass to one of the top spas of NYC. This deal was way too good to be true. I love going to the spa, but a full treatment for only $30. Well that was my first lesson; don’t buy cheap shit from vendors off the street. This top spa was: 1) in deep Harlem 2) had dust and peeling paint on the walls and 3) smelled like week’s worth of rotten food.

The second instance was when I visited Brooklyn for the first time. I waiting for the train to head to school, well I thought it would be faster if I took another train. Little did I know that this train didn’t stop at 23^rd street. So I sat there listening till I heard 23^rd, until I somehow landed in Brooklyn.

The third instance is when I realized a penny goes a long way. The city’s prices are about double what they were in Ohio. I learned something about myself, that money problems were my greatest fear. Back in the day if I needed $10, I would ask my parents and they would give me that $10.I had to learn money managing skills, so I wouldn’t end up eating pizza for every meal. I was given “X” amount and I had to spend a certain limit within a day.

Over all, I had to learn how to take care of myself. Yes, I learned my lessons the hard way. But now have grown up to be more independent.

A moment in my life that characterizes me is when I moved to a new home. Being placed in a new city with unfamiliar people has shaped me to become more social and friendly. My father was Chinese and my mother was Caucasian. I was born in Brownwood, TX and stayed there for only a few years. My mother’s job moved us to New York City when I was about 3. Several years later, my father was offered a job in Malaysia and we all moved there. Starting school in Malaysia was the first test for me. Not only was I the only minority in the school, but I hardly knew the language. Then I moved to Ohio for middle school and high school. In middle school and high school, everyone seemed to have their clique of friends that they have known since they were babies. And lastly, I came to New York City for college. So all my life I have been the new kid. I have had to learn how to feel comfortable in a new environment and learn to make new friends. So I went beyond my comfort zone and it has made me the out-going and friendly person I am today.
One of my favorite hobbies is taking photo’s of where I have been. The places I lived look completely different from each other. So here are a few photos of the places I called home.