Student Life

Hello, my name is Darren and this is my first blog post. I remember my first week in New York alone after my parents left me. I had gotten a job at Shake Shack by that point, but I still knew absolutely nobody other than my older cousin. I was sitting at home playing on my computer and contacting my friends in Alabama whenever I was not at work for the first week and a half. My cousin then introduced me to one of her Baruch friends, Mina, which only made me more excited to start school. I remember at the convocation I met Kaylee. Then I met Ben and Jordan. Before long Mina had me in the club room and I met more and more people. I am honestly so surprised on how many people I have met. Coming from a week of being alone to having group chats for basketball, I’m enjoying the city life compared to little town Alabama. With the diversity here compared to Alabama, several of my views on life are changing. Never have I ever been able to interact with this many Asians. (except in Chinatown) Joining VSA has allowed me to befriend and lear

n about so many other different Asian cultures. The VSA club also gives me a great place to store my things, hangout, and meet other people in other clubs. I am really loving Baruch in every aspect except the distance of which I have to commute. (If only the MTA was reliable) And the classes, for right now, have been really easy on the work given and taught. It may sound terrible, but I honestly cant wait for final weeks where everyone will be in study groups. That is a part of the college experience I am really looking forward to.