FRO12 LC15

I have attended three different workshops throughout this semester: the news literacy workshop, the Dare to Engage workshop, and the Baruch Voices. My favorite workshop during this semester is Baruch Voices. Even though I already watched it once at the beginning of the semester, I liked the second better because it was based on the stories of our class. I found this performance more related to me because I got to know more about what this year’s freshmen have been going through their first semester as a college student and how they have been doing so far.

There were many interesting monologues written by this year’s freshmen. The Asian performer had the funniest monologues of all. His pieces about quitting smoking and girlfriend caught the audiences’ attention. Almost everyone laughed at the way he acted out the student’s struggle of quitting smoking and the other student’s craziness about his girlfriend.

Another interesting fact about the year’s Baruch Voices is that I noticed most monologues talked about their pressures from various places such as peer pressures, school, or even family. After listening to other freshmen’s stress, I realized that my stress was nothing compared to what they had. I found myself very fortunate that I have been doing well in school and keeping in touch with friends and family while some other freshmen have been dealing with some bigger issues. I came to appreciate what I have accomplished at the moment. Also, their stories motivated me to work harder on my classes after seeing how they dealt with their own pressures. Overall, it was a great experience for me to watch Baruch Voices of 2012.