I grew up in long island and attended a private school for my whole life. Once I finished high school it was time to jump out into the world. Attending a city college, naturally there will be an endlessly diverse demographic, which is something that is new to me. Being very independent, I’ve always been more exposed to the real world in comparison to the average kid from my town. I was pretty much in the bubble of my community. Now in most of my classes there are different people from different cultures that live in different communities that have different values and opinions. For some this could be overwhelming or scary, but I’ve learned to love it. Being exposed to many other types of people allowed me to appreciate where I come from a little bit more. It isn’t that my way of living is any better, or any worse- its just a comfortable idea to have a culture to come home to- something unique from the outside world. Extending this revelation outside of the classroom- being in NYC- I see A LOT of weird things just walking to school alone. Whether it’s the guy sitting at the end of the block with a library book and a crack pipe or three homeless men chasing each other drenched in blood, its always nice to escape back to my little bubble community. But by the time I wake up in the morning- I’m ready to experience it all over again.

I think the main difference between high school and college for me is the diversity. In Long Island, there is diversity among people but nothing like NYC. In the city, you truly get a sense of all the different cultures the world has to offer. Back home, people might look different from you but you all speak the same language. Here, basically everyone can speak more than one language and I think that’s really interesting. For example, my roommate is from Brazil and she speaks Portuguese. Now, I feel the need to learn that language. Living in the city, you really get to know more about other cultures and their traditions. It opens your mind to new things like things that might seem strange in your culture can be totally normal in another. I think it’s really important to learn from people with different backgrounds. Also, the variety of food you can find in the city is endless. You can try different foods from all around the world everyday. The entire world is basically at your fingertips.

I do not see much change in college from high school.  Everything is pretty much the same. My schedule is still full of classes I have less to care, but are required.  The classes are similar except now I get this uncomfortably tiny fold up desks.

There are still a few things that have changed. One of them is the commute. Ten minutes commute became an hour commute. A hazardous storm in March, delayed and canceled LIRR trains, and school that never cancel were a stress.

Another thing that has changed is the FOOD. Instead of cold peanut butter jelly sandwich, shitty pasta, or footlong sandwich from subway, I get real food. I can get sushi or pho from nearby restaurant. I can walk a little and get great foods on Park Avenue or Union Square. The whole city is the cafeteria.

Each culture is defined by its boundaries and how people interact with people of similar backgrounds. In today’s modern age travel has changed that drastically. Humans express themselves in many different ways, through art and music are two of the most predominant examples. Identity development blurs with cultural development as people travel the world and use the internet to experience to see and learn about new people and their cultural background the the diversity between these people and themselves.

For Blog Post #2, keep in mind it is to showcase your own interpretation of identity development and self-expression. We highly encourage your creativity and originiality.

-The format is free form, the monolouge can take the form of a poem, story, etc.

-It should reflect personal experience preferably from your college experience thus far, an example would be the “Bacon” monolougue I shared in class.

The following three pictures are the photos of cities I had lived in.

Shanghai, China

Seoul, South Korea

Manila, Philippines.

Finally, Port Washington, where I live now. It is very beautiful town with captivating ocean view.

I love NYC.  I love to explore all the fun it provides: nice restaurants, art galleries, museums, broadway shows, etc.

I love listening to music especially hip hop and classical music. I love going to live music venues and attending broadway shows in the city.

I love food. I love trying out foods of different cultures and of new restaurants.

I love to travel. I would like to study abroad one day, and I will major in International Business.

I hate to procrastinate and regret not to do it, but it just happens all the time.

I love fashion. I enjoy not only just shopping but also watching fashion week shows and reading fashion business articles.

These memes pretty much explain themselves and me of course. I don’t play when it comes to my son . I am very focused on success and I don’t deal with the fake things in life. If it isn’t the truth don’t lie to me. Money is my focus so I keep my eyes on mines. I pay attention even when others aren’t. These are pretty much all I care for. So to all get to your destination don’t let anyone slow you down and stay in your lane.

So this video demonstrates a lot about me. The music I fancy is played in the background. I am interested in juggling and I show off my pretty lights. I chose to express myself with a video because I expected it to be unique. I actually had somethings I wanted people to know about which were my interests and music taste.