My first three months at Baruch have been mediocre. T.I. would not approve. I know that I’m getting what’s considered a really good education, especially when factoring in the cost, but Baruch is just so BORING. Going to a “commuter school” sucks, and whenever I stay for the weekend at my friends’ schools and have a great time, it just makes me realize what I’m missing. A lot of people have been complaining about how much work we have. I don’t think its that we have a lot of work as much as it is that we don’t have a lot of time to do our work. My commute takes about an hour and a half each way – that’s THREE HOURS wasted every day, and I know some of us have an even longer commute. I think I can speak for everyone when I say we get home late and just have no energy or desire to actually do our work. I chose a meme that relates to this point. I’m here regardless however, and all I can do is make the most of my time here and try to be the best I can be, and I know that once I graduate, I’ll be saying that I wish I was still at Baruch.

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Hello Yiayia, I’ve missed you so much

Oh, how it feels to be embraced by your clutch.

We need to catch up, there’s so much to say

Take a look at my calendar, I put a mark on this day.

With the whole summer ahead, there’s so much to do,

I’m just so happy that I can spend it with you.

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Time flew by, now the summer is at its end

Oh, how I wish time would just extend.

Your eyes fill with tears, because now you know

The time has finally come for me to go.

You tell me I may not find you when I return,

Tell me no way to know when God’ll say it’s your turn.

But I’ll come back every summer, as long as you’re here,

Goodbye Yiayia, I’ll see you next year.

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It was tough narrowing this down to just eight photos. I threw in a baby pic to start 🙂 LOOK AT THOSE CHEEKS! Next, I have a picture of me and my boys, because friendship is important to me and I miss those guys, especially those who go away to school. After that I have a picture of a beach. I love going to the beach in the summer, and that is the nicest beach I’ve been to in Greece. I love the picture with the sunset over the mountains in Greece. The beautiful serenity depicted in it relates to me because I’m always very calm and laid-back. The picture of me staring off into the distance is in there because I just like thinking to myself and often get lost in my own thoughts. I have a picture taken from a plane because I love traveling to new places and experiencing different ways of life. The next picture is one taken from the top of a mountain looking down on the tiny village I’m from in Greece. That place is my second home and I can’t even describe how much it means to me; I love going back every summer. Finally, I have a picture from the back of a sailboat looking back at the island. This depicts the point of my life that I’m at right now – looking back at the old and ready to start the new.