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This semester passed so much faster than I’d expected. It was confusing, new, and scary at first. First week of school, I felt like a fish out of water. The whole college scene was foreign to me. I’m more used to it now, and I’m even starting to feel more at home in Baruch. I still wish I knew where I was headed, but I don’t. There’s still a feeling of uncertainty about my future. During high school, I never studied because I hated studying. I’ve always thought it was useless. But throughout this semester, my classmates inspired me to develop better study habits, and I realized that it really does make a big difference. I was also faced with work loads that I’ve never received before. The whole academic aspect of this semester has really awakened me to how difficult college may be, but I’m ready to face it head on. I’m still always trying to improve myself and break out of bad habits, even though it’s not always easy to do. I’m just thankful for everything I could accomplish this semester. There were things I did that I never knew I would have been able to do. I’ve always hated change and new environments, but throughout this semester, I’ve realized that change isn’t so bad. I don’t want to stay in my comfort zone forever anymore; there’s just too many opportunities to lose that way, and even though that’s pretty obvious, I always tried staying in my comfort zone. Besides all the work I got, I really enjoyed this semester. It was nice to explore the Baruch campus and meet new people. I also had a lot f great laughs! I look at the ending of this semester like a sunset – the quick and beautiful ending of a good day leading to the start of another day. I hate to see it end, but I’m glad to move on.

– Lisa.

The workshop yesterday taught me that being a good citizen and giving would make me live a longer and healthier life. They’re less depressed, stressed, and have less diseases. I rarely do community service, but I think I should start volunteering more if this is the case. It seems that people who volunteer and enjoy doing it live more passionate lives. Dr. Stephen also talks about “unlimited love,” which I think is a very idealistic concept, but a good one nonetheless. He talks about how people should love sick people, people in hospital, the less fortunate, etc. Is it possible to even love strangers? He also brings up the point that forgiveness and self-control leads to happiness, which I agree with, and can personally work on. So from this workshop, I learned that I may not be living life life to the fullest, but I can start doing so by volunteering and making a difference.

For the NY times project, our group decided to do sports. We decided to do sports because sports are something that almost everyone watches. It’s a great way for people to relate with each other and show their pride. We included some of the most popular sports: soccer, basketball, and tennis. And even if you don’t play sorts yourself, it’s very exciting and intense watching the best teams play each other. People from all over the world who don’t even know each other can get along if they share the same passion and devotion to a sports team. This reminds us that we should be open-minded to new things and new people. We sometimes think we might not like something, but if you find one thing positive about that thing or person, you might just hit it off.

Hey guys, my name is Lisa. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. I’ve never been out of NY before, and I’d love to visit new places. My parents are both Chinese, which makes me Chinese, too. I come from Brooklyn Technical High School. Even though I was in the Environmental Engineering major in high school, I don’t plan to do anything in that field. As of now, I’m undecided in what I want to major in ): I love funny things, and I love to laugh. I feel most comfortable around people who take things lightly and aren’t too serious about the non-important things in life. Throughout college, I hope to achieve many things. I want to become someone who knows she is and what she wants – someone who’s completely self-assured and not afraid to take any path in life. Most of all, I want to make something of myself so that my parents and grandparents can be proud of who I’ve become. I have a long way to go before I reach my goals, but I try to better myself every day.

I really love listening to music, which is why I decided to include a playlist in this blog post. I listen to music most of the time when I’m at home or on the train, and I even listen to it while I sleep. Music is a beautiful thing, and I think life would be quite bland without it. The music I usually choose to listen to  depends on my mood. I also don’t like to limit what music I listen to, because if I do, how would I know what I really like? I’ve heard that my music taste is quite unexpected, but I hope you guys like these songs as much as I do (: