My name is Julia Park or (Yeon Joo), which is my Korean name.
I consider myself as partially divided by my Korean heritage and American life.
The image of the two flags represents the Korean-American culture incorporated inside of me.

All my life, I have basically lived in a small suburb town in Westchester called Irvington – where everyone knows each other since kindergarten. I think it was a bit of a struggle for me to get used to Baruch at first because of the huge distinction in size. Baruch felt like a whole new platform compared to the small-sized school in Irvington.

The picture of the city represents the city girl inside of me. I love walking around the city and visiting nearby restaurants and cafes with my friends. I am a food-fanatic; I love to try all kinds of cuisine – Mexican, Italian, Japanese, and Greek. (My dream was to be a food critique when I was young!)
The city is more than just a place to me because it is one of my favorite places to explore. It is a place that brings out the wanderlust personality inside of me. I am always itching to wander from places to places without staying in one spot. Since the city has so much diversity compacted inside, I never get bored of experiencing new forms of culture.

Lastly, the image of the music sheet with art calligraphic decoration represents my passion for both music and art. I have played classical piano for about 10 years, and I still love the rich sound of music. Art represents a big proportion of me because I love all kinds of illustrations. I have always wanted to pursue art as a career, but I have decided to keep art as a hobby.  Some of my favorite art pieces are the “Modern Starry Night” and Cezanne’s works.

Overall, I think I am very open-minded towards everything. I enjoy being in a multicultural area and interacting with people. My outlook towards life is to embrace whatever you have and not dwell on the things you don’t have. I am willing to make the best time in Baruch College, and I hope everyone does too!

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My Life As a Cat

My name is Sally Mei. It may sound a little weird but sometimes I wish I was a cat. With three cats of my own, I sound like some crazy cat lady but they truly define me as a person. My eyes. Like a cat, I always have those smoldering, piercing, beady little things, staring straight at you. I achieve this with eyeliner and some mascara but the idea is the same. I’m always full of curiosity and my staring eyes give it away. Companionship. I always need somebody with me. This may make me seem dependent but who doesn’t like good company? I cannot stand being alone but I understand solitude is something beneficial that comes in moderation. I prefer the company of others but I’ve learned to stand by myself. Like cats, I am initially somewhat of a cold person but I eventually warm up. I learn to like and love everything around me as I get used to it. Catnaps. These are what I live for. I’m a busy, busy person sometimes and I can’t help but doze off just a little bit when I have the spare time. I go to school only three days of the week, but the other four days, I spend my time working as a part time teller at a bank. The work from school and work almost consume me. Catnaps are my way of escape; they save me. Food. I enjoy good food. I am curious of all flavors and my sense of taste is very sensitive. I like the cultural fusions of ethnic foods. It tells me a lot about cultures I have never known before. Like my cat, Belle (pictured), I am quite a sassy little princess. I have a strong perspective on everything and I like to prove my point. Belle looks really glamorous in her photos but I’m not sure if I am. I’d like to be glamorous, but who knows? Maybe one day. Some people say the owners and pets begin to resemble each other after a certain point in time. I agree. I feel as if cats are the best way to describe my life in its entirety. I am a cat enthusiast and I’m sure it shows through my cat-ography (cat photography).

To many strangers, and perhaps to my class mates, I may just be another blank face. I may be just another person that you strive to figure out but haven’t a clue. Perhaps I haven’t a clue as well. Isn’t the ultimate goal in life to find out who you are and what you stand for? If it is, I have a ways to go on that journey. I can only display a glimpse of what I think I am but couldn’t even attempt to conceive what others think of me. I believe that I am not just one thing, but an accumulation of things. I am made up of my environment, my loved ones, my past experiences, my hopes for the future, my spiritual beliefs etc. As I continue to go further in life I will be able to expand on this and will able to go deeper into the concept of who I really am, but for now, I hope this will help to exhibit a little bit about who I am.
My loved ones are almost entirely responsible for the person I have become today. Without them raising me and instilling in me certain morals and values, I wouldn’t be the same person I am today. Every one of my family members and friends are responsible for a certain allotment of either my characteristics, my attitude, my actions etc. Every encounter I have faced with them and every moment I have spent with them has help to build my character and always serves to teach me a new lesson. They have seen me encounter every new stage in my life so I would surely say that they are a part of who I am as a person.
Furthermore, I would say that my high school experience has certainly helped mold me into a young adult. When I first began high school I was the complete opposite of what I am now. I could have went down a totally distinct path than the one I am now. With the help of some great people and with a lot of encouragement, I was able to persevere and to learn from a very helpful experience.
I am a complex person and have yet to really figure myself out as of yet, but I believe that sometime in the future I will find my path and my purpose in life.

My name is Danislene Foueback. For this assignment, I have decided to use pictures that I took during my High School years. The first picture is a picture of me. I used it because I believe that everyone has a story and every story starts with the storyteller. The second slide is my country’s flag. I was born in Cameroon and I lived there for fifteen years. Cameroon is located in central Africa. I moved to the United States about 3 years ago. I love to dance ( I am a dancer) and I love to act ( I was Aunt’ Em from the Wizard of Oz once). I was a peer educator for TORCH which is a leadership program that allow students or teenagers to have an impact on their peers. Basically, I was going around the city to facilitate workshops on topics related to sexual health and reproductive rights. Teenagers are entitled to know their rights,especially when these rights pertain to how to take care of their bodies. Through the program, I visited many places including the State Capitol building in Albany where I had the chance to meet with many important figures of the New York State government. I will miss a lot of people, but I guess that is how life goes. Nothing is permanent in life. Every chapter requires a new page and it introduces a new topic. That being said, that chapter of my life is now closed, it is more of a memory now. The last picture on the slide show is a picture of me again and I am wearing bright colors and very happy. This just means that I am ready to take on the challenges that awaits me, and I am starting my new journey anew. I like to take chances, and I am a bit selfish when it comes to my life. I have principles that I live by, and they have helped me to stay focus and get rid of the irrelevant things. In other words, my journey starts with me, and shall end with me.

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Hi everyone!!! My name is Abigail Cherubin and I have just began my college life here at Baruch. If you take the time to know me you will realize that you can describe me by tow words: fun and optimistic! Born and raised in New York all my life, I have experienced so many things in a short amount of time. I have traveled to many places such as France, Florida, Bahamas, Atlanta and recently I went to Cancun in Mexico.

If you take a lot through this slide, you’ll see I am a very outgoing person, though at first glance I may seem shy. Fun is written all over me because I live life to my fullest! I don’t necessarily trying my hardest, but certainly enjoying it all the way! It might explain a lot of the funny and sometimes scary looking photos on here. I also love anything to do with the arts. I love singing, drawing, and if you convince me enough I’ll also try out acting!

Everything you see here will mostly wrap me up in a shell. I love hanging out with my friends and family because the bring happiness into my life! I love bringing smiles to people’s faces and I hope I will bring it to yours as well.

Hope you guys enjoy!!!

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Hey, my name is Taseen Khan, and here are 8 pictures that represent the important things in my life so far. A significant television show in my life is Breaking Bad. It is very interesting and complex, but based on such a simple idea. It actually gets me motivated to be innovative and different. One thing that makes me different in my family is my passion for cars. I’ve been waiting years to drive, and I’ve finally been able to after getting my learners permit and license within the past year. One of my dream cars, to get when I’m in my early 20’s, is the Infiniti G35. It is a simple car, but it seems so exotic to me. I want to have a car of my own, a car that I can invest my money, hard work, and sweat for to see an amazing final product. It’s also been a great experience learning how to drive manual transmission. My cousin, who has learned recently, has been teaching me. It is always good to get help, which some people decline due to a misinterpretation of pride. I love learning and experiencing new things, so trying to learn how to drive manual transmission has been exciting. It forces me to be more alert while driving while having more fun. But I can’t say fun, without thinking of pool. Even though I’m not the best, I love playing it. I enjoy simple things, and pool is definitely one of them. It’s really fun without getting really complicated. Just like school. As you can tell from my next picture, I attended the Bronx High School of Science. Even though it seemed impossible to handle at first, it turned out to be very simple. It didn’t get complicated, but it actually got fun throughout the years. Just like pool, it seemed difficult, but soon got fun as I spent more time with it. Kobe Bryant has taught me to be fearless and to try hard, no matter what. He entered the NBA at age 17, my age right now. He was able to complete with other superstars at that young age, and was able to join their ranks. He led the Lakers, my favorite NBA team to multiple championships. It is good to get help from others, and Lakers have taught me teamwork is everything, and dedication leads to success. They always had good players, but played great because of their teamwork. Teamwork applies to my position at KT, otherwise known as Khan’s Tutorial, as well. I’m currently the Quality Manager there and making sure everything is running smoothly is my goal. This is achieved through teamwork and the cooperation of all the staff and managers.

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Hey my name’s Shumana Ashique but a lot of my friends just call me Shumi. If you look at my playlist, you can tell that it is kind of, sort of, just a little… all over the place. You’ll see that I prefer music from different languages and the genre of the music that i listen varies as well. I think that this diversity in my music taste actually represents who I am as a person. I would say that I am someone who can adapt to anything and everything and embrace all situations thrown at me, good or bad. I know that at this point i sound very optimistic, but that’s just because I am very optimistic, although my friends may disagree with me.

I was born to Bengali parents and am a first generation American. With that being said, I am not like other first generation Bengali- Americans, because i tend to embrace my culture a lot. Maybe even a little bit too much. Even though Punjabi and Hindi music is not really the same thing as Bengali music, it is pretty close. And hey I’m brown so people call me Indian anyways. One thing that should stick out, is probably the random Korean song just chilling in the middle of my playlist. So, I must confess that I am an avid K-pop listener and embrace Korean culture as much as I embrace my own.

 Other genres of music on my playlist include rap, pop, r&b, and even rock. So, as you can see there is really no consistency with my taste in music. I’ll listen to anything that’s good. I see life the same way. It it is possible, I’ll give it a shot. I don’t like to be biased, although it might happen sometimes without me knowing. That’s why me entering Baruch has been a pleasant experience for me so far. the transitioning of high school life to college life has not brought me down either. I came in ready to embrace the entirety of what is college and Baruch, and I’d have to say that I am pretty content so far.

Hello, my name is Abil Abraham and this is my first blog post. My parents were born and raised in India, specifically the southern state of Kerala, but I was born here in the U.S. To be exact I was born in Queens but I’ve spent most of my life in the small town of Niskayuna in upstate New York. I don’t really know why but its always been a dream of mine to live in New York City. As for my interests I did crew for about three years and enjoy playing frisbee casually with friends. Music is a huge part of my life, I listen to a variety of different genres and can’t pick any favorite artists or songs because there are just too many. I’ve also dabbled in playing several instruments, including piano, drums, trumpet, and harmonica, but I never really stuck with any of them I just play them all every once in awhile. On my downtime I like to watch a variety of TV and movies, or just hang out with friends. I wouldn’t call myself much of an artist but I do like doodle here and there. Finally I hate trying to define myself. One belief I have is that it is impossible to completely define a single individual, there are simply too many factors that make up a person.

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