The enrichment workshop was a great way to take away from my well deserved lunch break. Unfortunately for me I was in the middle of a very addictive video game, so I had my face in my game device the whole time. It was cringe-worthy watching the guest speaker fish for questions from the audience when no one clearly wanted to ask anything. Luckily for him, he had George to pick on so that killed some time but it was obvious everyone wanted to get out of there. I didn’t really find the whole event to be helpful, although it would have been a bit less annoying if they didn’t pick my time off to do the thing. The video was also a lot longer than I hoped it would be and would not recommend it to anybody else.
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The first 3 months
Coming into Baruch for the first time, I had a lot of expectations. I thought I’d get some sleep, I thought I’d make friends, and worst of all, I thought I’d clean up my work ethic. The short answer is no. Just as the image above says, I continue to write single drafts of essays and giving them in as finals. Which is a lesson I’ve learned: just because you’re in college, doesn’t mean you become the amazing student you always hoped you’d morph into.
With this in mind, my first 3 months at Baruch were all about learning. I had to learn how to wake up earlier in the morning than I wanted to, deal with a commute that I didn’t like, and adjust to being an adult for the first time. I had to learn the hard way that the bureaucracy in Baruch works like a 1,000,000 year old machine that desperately needs oil, I learned that all my hard work for some college credits may have to fall through, and I learned that I don’t have as much time to decide on a major as I hoped I would. In fact, I also learned that as soon as you get into Baruch you HAVE to lean towards one of the 3 schools unless you wanna fall behind, since there are SO many pre-recs (especially for Zicklin). All in all, I feel like next semester will go a lot better now that I plan on dorming. I’m just glad I picked up on all of this earlier, and now at least have a plan for the future
English 2150
Dear Professor,
Due to unforeseen circumstances I was unable to attend class all of last week. I came down with a terrible case of bronchitis and spent two weeks in a hospital. Because I missed so many of the assignments I wanted to ask if I could spend this week completing them so that I could give them in and get the credit for them, since I couldn’t do anything about my terrible infection. I do not want to go down a grade because of something I could not control, and I will make sure the assignments are the best that they can be.
Best Regards,
Kseniya Us
Reflection
For our NY Times project, my partners and I decided the focus of our project would be on science. We decided to use science because it is a relevant part of our daily lives and is the key to the future as well. The article I selected which was on the meteor that came down in Russia presented a opportunity of scientific discovery and learning. My individual role included searching for an article that fit within the theme and creating the best article summary I could to describe the article and how it connected to science. Overall, I think we did a good job as a group to find scientific articles to bring to light the many things going on in our world, and I also learned a lot from my partner’s articles as well.
About Me
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My name is Kseniya Us. I am a Belarussian immigrant to America. I came here when I was 16 months old with my mother and my grandmother. Moving to America is probably what shaped who I am now as well as all of my successes. Graduating high school may have been an easy feat for me, but for my mother it was a great day of pride.
In the recent years I’ve grown a passion for baking. I dont remember when or why I got into the idea of it, but all I remember is that I’ve spent the past few years baking both as a way to ease stress, and to give friends and loved ones treats. I put a lot of time and effort into my baking, and even dream of one day owning my own bakery. But that’s just a dream, not an ambition.
For the past two years I have been fortunate enough to be with the most amazing man in the world. He is my boyfriend, my best friend, the guy who cheers me up when I’m sad and takes care of me when I feel like garbage. He understands me like nobody else does, and I can be my total, stupid silly self around him. Our relationship has been nothing short of a tiny sailboat in a huge hurricane, but that’s just a part of growing up and being in a relationship. We love each other and we’re happy with each other, and I’d never take having him in my life for granted.
Another hobby I have in my life is photography. After an accidental picture, I found I had a passion for capturing the Earth in photo. Although I don’t keep up with the hobby very often at all, I still do enjoy taking pictures and seeing what I get. My passion lies in film photography, because there’s something just better about good ol black and white development.
A huge part of my life has been defined by my experiences with my best friend, Ariel. After meeting her in the 5th grade, we have been the best of friends. I owe her the world for everything she had done for me, and I can’t say anything less than that. She is my savior, my best buddy, my partner in crime. And fellow cat obsessee.
Cats. I love cats. That’s pretty much it. They’re adorable, fluffy, dumb balls of fun and they’re ADORABLE when they’re young. How the heck could you not like cats?
I’m a person who loves leisure. I like going to tea places and restaurants and eating and enjoying life like there’s no tomorrow. I love being with friends and I love being happy. And there’s no time like the present for that.