My first 3 months at Baruch college has been a truly great experience. The first thing I wanted to do when I got into college was make some connections, which is exactly what I did. Although I didn’t hear about the club fair at the beginning of the year, I saw a flyer near the clubrooms for a club GIM named Ascend, Pan Asian Leaders. I had nothing to do during club hours so I  decided to go, on that same day, I joined the club and met a ton of people. After that, my social life and connections at Baruch just snowballed and now i’m connected to almost every club at Baruch! After learning about these clubs, I went to a lot of events a met a ton of professionals and I even learned about all the majors and the prospective careers that comes with it. All in all, I joined a club and from there on, my social life snowballed and I learned a lot.

Sneaker culture is a very interesting subject. The sneaker culture consists of anyone who has in interest in sneakers, weather it’s jordans, nike running shoes, or high end designer shoes like Maison Martin Margiella, everyone can find their place in the sneaker culture. Don’t believe me? I can prove it, tons of broke people wear expensive jordans, and tons of rich people wear nike running shoes. Unlike other cultures, the sneaker culture does not discriminate, everyone is invited, and everyone can find their place within it. I was first exposed to the sneaker culture when I purchased my first pair of jordans, which were the red bottom low jordan 11s, after that i started researching jordans and buying more sneakers and the rest is history. Even though I don’t buy as much Jordans anymore, i still like to keep up with the latest sneaker news and releases, and that is my place in the sneaker culture.

Music is and has been a form of expression for centuries; music is a powerful source and it is also scientifically proven to stimulate brain activity. Without further adieu, here are 10 songs that define me.
1) Going to Hell – The Pretty Reckless
2) Kill Me – The Pretty Reckless
3) Viva La Vida – Coldplay
4) I Don’t Like – Kanye West
5) Absolute – Thousand Foot Krutch
6) Wish you were here – Avril Lavigne
7) All Around me – Flyleaf
8) OneRepublic – Secrets
9) Ghost In a Machine – B.O.B
10) New Soul – Yael Naim

For me, the type of music I choose to listen to usually defines where I am in my life as well as my general mood for that time. The top 10 songs all play a significant role in my conscious and subconscious thinking. For clarity sake, I will explain every song significance separately.

1) Going to Hell by The Pretty Reckless is a song about a young teen girl that’s going to hell because of her sins, mostly due to sexual promiscuity. To me, this puts into question the quality of people in Heaven and Hell, and gives me closure when my death comes because i’m not too worried about about whether I go to Hell or Heaven.

2) Kill Me by The Pretty Reckless is a song about a girl who fell into a bad crowd and woke up everyday wanting to die. I remember when used to I wake up every morning wanting to die so this song is important to me. Also, it was the song for my high school alarm.

3) Viva La Vida by Coldplay is a about someone who used to have it all but lost everything and that’s how I felt in school, I tried to cater to everyone, though I had many admirers and was overall liked, as time went on and people matured (as did I), smoke and mirrors all became meaningless and I was ultimately left with nothing.

4) I Don’t Like By Kanye West (with verses by plenty of irrelevant rappers) sits very closely to my heart because I don’t have time for fake people.

5) Absolute by Thousand Foot Krutch is a song about people with nothing to lose and fighting to find the truth. This ties closely to my political beliefs, as i’m sure the government is always hiding stuff and i’d like to know the truth.

6) Wish You were Here by Avril Lavigne – is a song I listened to over and over again when I made a big mistake in choosing my friends during high school and it messed me up extremely hard.

7) All Around Me by Flyleaf is a beautifully crafted song, when i listen to it, I can feel the lyrics ,the passion, be in the exact position of the singer and that kind of talent is something I appreciate a lot.

8) Secrets by OneRepublic is a song that I like a lot because I feel like it’s secrets and uncomfortable confessions that keep relationships alive and life interesting. Also, it means a lot to me when someone will share something personal with me.

9) Ghost in a Machine by B.O.B is a soundtrack used in my favorite episode of Gossip Girl where the guy loses the love of his life and runs away, unable to define who he is. I’ve also had trouble defining who I was at one point in my life so this song is significant.

10) New Soul by Yael Naim is a song about a new soul discovering an unknown place. This song is very upbeat so it taught me that not knowing who you are and being in an unknown place is not always a bad thing, but it can be a very happy and exciting experience.