d.szymanski – Freshman Seminar Fall 17 DTG

Blog Post #3

I do not actually know what career I want in the future, I have so many different options it is overwhelming sometimes. The options that appear best to me are not some of the opportunities given to me by college. However, I know that it is unrealistic of me to expect to be able to do what I want in life and so I wanted to see what career I could possibly go into that might not be uninteresting for me. I decided to go to the career fair I heard of, but I did not realize it would just be showcasing the jobs in one field of study. I also forgot it required me to be well dressed so I had to rent a suit to go.

The fair did not show me any jobs that I was interested in but it opened my eyes to the fact that there are so many job opportunities in just one subject that I had previously thought to be very limited in its application. I still do not know what I could possibly do or study but I at least know that whatever I do choose in the end may have jobs that I had no idea about. If anything this fair taught me to be more open-minded about various subjects. I hope that I will figure out what I want to do soon, maybe I will enlist the help of some of Baruch’s other career related services.

Blog Post #1

The Museum of Natural History has always been one of my favorite places to visit even as a small child. I went to visit the museum this weekend and, just like when I was young, I was filled with a sense of wonderment at all the things that could be found in the massive building. The last time I had visited the museum was quite a while ago and I never really had gone through the entire thing in one go before. This time when I went I had the whole day to explore at my leisure, and I managed to see everything the place had to offer. My favorite room is the one huge room with the blue whale hanging from the wall, the dim lights as well as the atmosphere that is created is absolutely amazing. No matter how many times I go to the museum I always manage to find time to lie down in the middle of the room and stare at the massive animal and the pseudo-water ceiling. The changing exhibits are really cool and I always manage to learn something interesting from them. In my honest opinion, if someone has never gone to the museum and is in NY then this is one place that I recommend visiting above any other.

Blog #2

I recently attended one of the parties that are organized for Heritage Month. I originally was not thinking of doing anything related to Latino Heritage Month but I was inadvertently pulled in. I saw a massive crowd in the main lobby and I wondered what was going on as I got closer I started to hear loud music. I pushed through the crowd to see a bunch of people dancing and singing while a DJ played some very loud Latin music. While I did not actually sing or dance I did stay there until I had to go to class. I did not really learn much from this event but I did talk with a lot of new people and made some new friendships. This marked the beginning of me appreciating just how different college is from high school.

It was a nice experience and it made me realize that college does not have to be as boring as high school could be at times. The people seem much more relaxed and willing to talk and enjoy themselves and I look forward to going to more of the heritage month events.