My name is Jake Freijo. I am an identical twin. If I sent my twin in place of me to this class you wouldn’t know the difference. I was born in New York and have lived here all my life. I come from an interesting background. My father is an immigrant from Spain and my mother is a lifelong resident of the state of New York. I have family in California, Arizona, the Carolinas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Spain. This sure makes for one hell of a diverse family reunion.
I get the best of both worlds by going to school in the city and living in the countryside. Everyday I get to compare the immense differences between both worlds. It is as if I am living two entirely different lives. I have my friends and family back in Warwick and my friends down here. The two groups know an entirely different person. This is not out of choice, but the result of how a different environment has drawn out different parts of me that my previous environment hadn’t done.
Getting to Baruch could be a whole book in itself if I decided to write it all down. I am focusing on an MBA in finance and currently becoming certified as a real estate agent through a different school.
I grew up with my father owning a popular restaurant in my home town. Most of my free time was spent there. I was involved in nearly every process of the business from a very young age. I attribute these experiences as the foundation for my sociability and people skills.
Ironically, I try to keep to myself a lot of the time. A lot of people mistake my silence for arrogance but that changes when you get to know me and I start talking. My personality is sort of a niche thing. If I’m not triggered to be talkative and personable, I won’t open my mouth.
Photography is a small hobby of mine. I first started 2 years ago because we would always go on vacation and no one would ever bring a camera. Photos are fascinating to me because I can relive the moment and the significance of the image I took. When you see one of my photos understand that it is one of probably 75 nearly identical shots. I am obsessive about each and every photo. If you were to ask me about the photos that people say are my best I would immediately tell you what is wrong with it. There are maybe one or two that I can assure myself are perfect. I believe I apply the same mentality to a lot of other things in my life. No matter what I do I have this intense feeling that it is never enough or it is flawed.
In a little over a month I can already see a lot of opportunity ahead of me. I feel a lot more accepted in my current atmosphere than I have in a while. I hope to make the most out of my time here and make some lasting friends.
