Author: a.ayala

For my final blog post, I had the chance to attend a Job Interview Workshop with Tony Hawk (Marcus) and another freshman we met that needed to complete his final blogpost as well. Unfortunately, Marcus and I did not realize that this meeting would be set up primarily for Juniors and Seniors, so we didn’t stay too long and didn’t get to speak with or meet a lot of people… however, we did stay long enough for me to speak to one of the “event host.” I explained our situation and mentioned I already have a job but I wanted to know what else I can do or improve on if I happen to have an interview at a higher reputed job or internship. Though not many people were there at the time that we arrived and stayed for, I knew eventually when I become a junior and senior a Workshop like this will come in handy if I need help in situations like that. Overall, the little time spent there was a great experience.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to spend the day at the American Museum of Natural History with amazing friends! As I arrived to one of the entrances to the museum, Nicholas, Aidan, and I were greeted by a short line outside… and then a surprisingly lengthy line that zig-zagged back and forth towards the check-in counters that we were on for a good hour. Surprisingly, Rackle and Sam were waiting for us right by the other side. As Aidan’s face expression describes, I was wondering what I was doing here so early. Then as Nick’s expression shows, I thought to myself “yeah.. I guess it wasn’t that bad at all.” This trip here was quite educational for all of us, and this really isn’t a sarcastic statement or a statement to make it seem like we are just doing this because we want to pass our Freshman Seminar! My favorite part of this museum was the Biodiversity Exhibit; filled with various replicas and preserved bodies of various species of mammals, fish, crustaceans, birds, amphibians- practically anything you can think of. The coolest part was the large whale that was displayed in a big room with information and replicas of various fish species from colder water areas like the Southern Oceans. I have always been fascinated with animals, especially marine life, so seeing and reading about so many species was a fun experience and something fun to learn!

Today during my lunch break, I had a chance to attend this Latinx Heritage Month event with one of my friends, Mayer, here at Baruch College. This event was quite interesting for the both of us since we made new friends and learned fascinating things. We were greeted by the kind organizers of the event for our sign in, and eventually invited to eat a few snacks. While eating we had a chance to listen to a guest speaker, Miguel Trelles, who spoke about certain people of Panama named the Kuna. He spoke about their tradition, mainly about their form of art called the Mola. This form of art originated from women painting wonderful designs on their bodies, and its popularity soon brought it to clothing! We even had a chance to paint a bit and make our own “Mola.” Overall, this event was fun to attend and I look forward to many more in the future.