Hola Clase! Mi nombre es Basilio.

So these are a few pictures that will allow you to see some stuff you may not know about me.

-In the first picture you see 3 of my best friends and I. Their names(from left to right) are Akshay, Jon and Davide. I’ve known them since middle school and we’ve been very close ever since. I’d have to say that they, among a few others, heavily influenced who I am today.

-In my second picture you see the band I was in during high school. We went by the name, The Cardboard Chessmen(don’t ask me why), and we were a Rock/Rap fusion group with influences from reggae and funk.  We wrote a lot of original music and had an amazing time together. The band was sort of one of the biggest applications of my musical knowledge. We played local concerts and high school events. Next summer we plan on reuniting when everyone comes back from college.

-The third picture shows me at my current job as a bartender. It was sort of something I picked up through another job I had as a stock boy at a liquor store in Astoria. It’s a fun and great way to make money.

-Picture four just pretty much shows where I’m from. My mother is Brazilian and my father is Greek. I love both countries that I’m from and have a great sense of pride.

-This picture, the fifth, shows Action Bronson, who is currently one of my favorite rappers. In fact I am seeing him live in Philadelphia on September 27th. Rap is one of the main things I listen to but I love all types of music. Rock, rap, classical, jazz, reggae, electronic, house, etc.

-The sixth picture is one of my big and beautiful high school, New Rochelle High School. My high school’s campus was much larger than Baruch College and didn’t have a much smaller graduating class than Baruch’s freshman class of 2013. I loved my high school, it and the people I met there have had a massive impact on my life and many of them will never be forgotten.

-In the seventh picture you can see my mother and I at this past new years party. My momma loves me od.

-The last picture is one of me playing chess in union square. Chess was a very big part of my life from elementary school to high school. I used to seriously compete in regional, state and national competitions. I have a bunch of trophies collecting dust. I won 9th place in NY state as an individual competitor, and my team won 3rd at Nationals.

 

 

Hopefully now you know a little more about me.:)