Today, I went to Baruch Voices with my friends Ryan and Ben, since I go basically everywhere with them. It took us sometime to find the room, however, for we were walking around the entire 1st floor until we finally found the room we were supposed to enter. Once that fiasco was over, we went inside and sat down. We then got to hear a bunch of monologues from the students that were skilled enough to move on from their respective seminar class. I found that a lot of the monologues talked about the struggles that the kids faced with College in general. A lot of them complained how annoying commuting was, and how they all hated how some classes were very early. This made me realize that maybe I’m not the only one with problems such as this after all. It turns out that many kids other than me also face these problems, along with others. This made me realize that I’m not alone in college, and that I have plenty of peers that I can relate to with theproblems that I face as well. Some of the monologues were quite humorous, and I really enjoyed listening to a few of them, for they appealed to my sense of humor (thankfully). I was slightly afraid that I wouldn’t have a good time sitting there, listening to all of the students’ monologues, but I ended up having a good time. It also helped that I went with my friends. This career workshop assisted my experience here at Baruch due to the fact that it made me branch out my comfort zone of going home right after class, forcing me to stay at school and see what baruch has to offer for students, which was good. I think that I might stay longer after school now, so that I can see what other events I can attend, whether it be career related or for student life.
Author: j.joseph5
Visiting the MOma with my homies
After class on Thursday, I went to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). Instead of going alone, I went with my newly found friends Ben and Ryan. I was afraid I wouldn’t make any friends in my block schedule, but thankfully these guys are there for me and I consider them to be good friends. Anyways, once we reached the museum, I was immediately blown away by the structure of the building. It felt almost as if the building was an art piece itself, housed by many other priceless pieces of art. As we walked through the gallery, we were all pretty much blown away by what the museum had to offer. The art pieces all varied from one another, ranging from 3D replicas of famous locations all the way to oil on canvas projects. The amount of variety never ceased to amaze me. It felt like there was something for everyone. This experience assisted my experience here at Baruch because it made me realize that there are so many opportunities that I must take advantage. Thanks to Baruch, I’m allowed to visit many museums and other famous locales for free with my CUNY ID, such as the MOMA. Now, I feel like I must make an effort to visit all these locations when I get the time in order to get the most out of my time here at Baruch as a freshman. In addition, going to the MOMA with my friends made me realize that I need to make time to hang out after class ends as well. Usually, right after class ends, I leave and go straight to the train in order to get home. I now realize that doing this is wrong, for I should make an effort to hang with my friends and socialize in order to be able to enjoy myself and meet even more people to talk to.
Music Industry Club Experience (NYMIA)
I chose to attend the general interest meeting for in joining the NYMIA because already have a great amount of interest in music creation and the music industry itself. I’ve always wondered about the business aspect of the music industry, but never took the time to research it. Therefore, I felt that this club would be a good thing to attend, for I thought that I’d be able to learn more about the music industry. I was assured that this would be done by the president of the club, and things began to look promising for the club. The board members for the club all looks enthusiastic and passionate about the club, which made me feel good about the quality of the club. Regarding my passion for creating music, the club promises half off for renting out the music studio, which is really good for someone like me who isn’t trying to spend $40 an hour to use a professional studio. I plan on getting involved by coming on the days the club meets that interests me, such as the Music Mixer day which has the members of the club get to know each other and find out what they all do musically and see if they can collaborate. I’ve always looked for a female singer to be featured in one of my songs, so I’m hoping to find a girl like this at the club. I also might try and perform on open mic night. Performing in front of a live audience has always been a dream of mine, so I feel I should jump at this opportunity to make my dreams turn into reality. In addition, I may attend Karaoke day at the club so I can have fun with the group members and take a day to relax with them. As of now, I’m excited for what NYMIA has in store for me as a first time member. 
