Before coming to Baruch, I did not have much experience in the city. Growing up on Long Island was a completely different experience. Most of you have stereotypes about living on Long Island and most of them are true. There is a CVS or 7-Eleven on every corner. Almost everyone you know played lacrosse at one point or is still a LAX bro. Everybody does loves Billy Joel a little bit too much. Everyone’s parents are either originally from Brooklyn or Queens. Everyone knows someone who knows Lindsay Lohan or her brother Cody. You aren’t really a Long Islander until you’ve been to the Montauk lighthouse. Sweet 16s cost just as much as weddings. Everyone is at least a little Italian or Irish. Every shopping center has at least one pizza place, bagel place or a deli. And no there really isn’t as much traffic as everyone thinks. I’m proud to have my phone number start with 516.

I like listening to most types of music but my playlist is all Eminem songs because I feel like a lot of people like his music and can relate to it in some way. A lot of his songs are motivational and inspirational. He raps about his struggles and the problems that he has made it through. I feel like his music is good to listen to no matter what kind of mood you are in.

http://grooveshark.com/#!/playlist/Freshman+Seminar+Playlist/101076358