So last week my friend Moi and I were really bored, and we had nothing to do after school. We were brand new students to the baruch system and in turn the student life at baruch. Student life was no longer just being a student and getting good grades, going home, doing homework and repeating the process. At Baruch, it’s different, here we engage and socialize and do what we want. It really encompasses the college vision that we here find out who we are as people and what we are passionate about. I knew from the start that I have been in love with business, finance and networking. Something that just so proves that is my love for interacting with people and getting to know them all whilst creating long lasting friendships and business connections. This was brought to life in Baruch for the first time when Moi and I decided that we would explore the school instead of go home and live the boring “student life”. We knew the game room was on the third floor because we have been together a couple times and it’s a great place for friends to associate and just have a good time playing games. However for a person like me, I enjoy having a lot of casual fun and from time to time there are quite a few competitive players in the game room so I avoid it. However we walked around the floor and found ourselves in a very intriguing and wondrous afternoon spent. We wandered to the end of the hall where we had once come to find the legendary free pizza on Thursdays during club hours. We walked into the Jewish club where we had once come for a face full of disappointment when we were told by three (very very cute) girls that no pizza was there for us anymore (It was okay because one winked at me). Today was a Monday so there was no free food, so we continued down the hall until we were at a dead end, then we turned around and were on our way out when we saw a locker room. Intrigued by the idea of a sweaty locker room on the third floor of an academic building where there were students fully clothed and some in suits, we walked right in. Suddenly we found ourselves in a hall way bustling with energetic well dressed good looking students (I knew Baruch was the right choice). Moi had recognized a friend and me being the social butterfly I am immediately shook the stern hand of someone who looked very very respectable in his nice navy blue suit and brown oxfords. I am a man who admires fashion and sees it in others. Turns out this guy was the president of the black student union and once i found out I immediately struck up conversation with the man. You know my networking skills kicking in there. Found out he was on a really strict diet but then his friend showed up, someone on the board of the club, and he disappeared. I asked his friend where he went, one word response, Popeyes. Oh boy, I suddenly got hungry, so the following hour consisted of me barging into club rooms pretending I was interested in their meetings just so I can grab a free donut or something. That was until I started striking up conversation with everyone, some girl about finance, some guy about cryptocurrency, I just got really into the people everywhere being so social. I also wanted to meet a bunch of people who are into business. I literally walked up the first brown people i met and they loved me immediately. Turns out they were the presidents of MBA and MSA, Muslim Business Association and Muslim Student Association. So I guess you can say I spent my afternoon making very powerful friends and connections. Although I am kinda upset I didn’t find the donut with my name on it.
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