Hellloo, I’m Karis (pronounced “kuh-reese”), fresh out of Baruch High School, literally two blocks away from Baruch College. Fun Fact: I’ve been in this area for the past 4 years and I still can’t recommend people good places to eat for lunch. 😀
Coming into college, I was afraid. I will be honest, I was scared and anxious. I was alone and I had no idea what was coming for me. To force myself to interact with people and to try to adjust to college, I told myself to attend at least two club events/general interest meetings. So, I gathered my friends and got them to join me at UCLA’s (United Chinese Language Association) first general interest meeting. I was told that it is one of the largest clubs in school and they were not kidding. It felt like all the asians of Baruch College were gathered in the tiny classroom.
They started off by introducing each of the e-board members and I noticed how close the team was. Seeing that made me want to be a part of something like that in the future. They moved onto little ice-breaker type games, calling up volunteers to play games like the Whisper Challenge and Pictionary. The Whisper Challenge pretty much made the rest of my week because there was this one guy that didn’t understand how the game worked so he just messed everything up and everyone had a good laugh because of it.
The club meeting made me really happy and excited for the rest of my time in college. It lifted a huge weight off my shoulders and made me feel at ease because I think I found something I want to be a part of. All in all, I cannot wait to slowly discover the many things Baruch has to offer.
It’s cool that you found a club that makes you feel comfortable. I’m thinking about joining the club to learn mandarin as a third language. Xiexie for posting about the club.
Hey Karis
I didn’t finish writing my response before.
It’s glad that you had fun in a club you feel comfortable in and you should definitely join it, you’ll make new friends and connections!