The struggle of being a broke college kid is real! Beside from all of the rigorous work at Baruch this basically sums up my experience at college outside from school. Ballin on a budget!

Transitioning from High School to College has been by far the biggest adjustment of my life.  I remember waking up the morning I left and leaving behind my beautiful home and neighborhood on Long Island to come to New York City to study at Baruch.  It was a beautiful summer morning and my mothers car was crammed with clothes and supplies for my dorm room packed the night before.  I didn’t know what to expect upon arrival, I was nervous and uncertain of what is to come in my future.  I already knew my roommate and a few teammates from playing basketball over the summer but i was still worried about meeting new people.  As we all know Baruch is primarily a commuter school, so the dorms are very nontraditional and unlike a regular college.  My biggest concern coming here was having a hard time meeting new friends.  When I finally arrived at my new home and finished unpacking all of my supplies I realized I wouldn’t have a hard time at all.  The building did not only consist of Baruch students but also students in other schools from all over the world.  Coming from a town that is predominately all one race to living in an extremely diverse community has defiantly changed my perspective on people.   I’m now close friends with people of almost every race I can imagine.  Coming to Baruch has exposed me to many different types of people and has taught me a lot about stereotypes.  Living alone and not having my mother and father clean up after me and make me nice meals every night also made me realize how fortunate I was growing up.  For the first time in my life I had to do laundry and really take care of myself.  I no longer had anyone telling me when to come home and when I had to wake up.  Living alone and not on a traditional college campus has matured me faster and has given me a taste of what it is like to live alone without my parents.

1. Being For the benefit of Mr. Ki- The Beatles

2. April 29th, 1992 – Sublime

3. Gwarn – Pato Banton

4) Still Dre – Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg

5)None Shall Pass – Aesop Rock

6) One time 4 your mind – Nas

7) Put it on – Big L

8) Franklins Tower – The Grateful Dead

9) All Caps – Madvillian

10) Porsche Cayenne – Riff Raff

This is a 10 song playlist of some music I listen to.  It was difficult for me to pick 10 songs that I feel describe myself but these are songs that I enjoy listening to.  I listen to different music depending on what type of mood I am in and get different vibes from all of these songs.  I enjoy a wide variety of music.  Each one of these songs are unique in their own way and I enjoy listening to during different activities.