For my first enrichment workshop, I went to the Poster House which is actually very close to the campus and has free admission for everyone 18 and under which was a plus! What’s interesting about this museum is that it’s the first of its kind to be exclusively just for posters which I found intriguing as it is a underappreciated form of art.  It showed how many people throughout the earlier centuries used posters as a form of communication, propaganda, advertisements and for religious purposes. Upon further examination  of the posters, you can see that they are done with pastel like tools and crayons and from a distance it looks printed and almost too real for it to be hand drawn which was really insane! Only a select few were done by purely hand but a lot were sketched off by hand and later printed with new technologies and had applications of pastel on it. I went with one friend and me and him found these posters really cool and were even jealous of the skill it took to make these. I personally liked more of the modern ones and the religious ones made during the resnassiance era in France. The more modern ones had pictures of cities or towns that were easier for me to depict and enjoy the detail that went into it. Meanwhile the older ones were more open for interpretation as to what the painter was trying to get at and I found this really mind boggling. Overall though I liked the idea and the format the way this place was put together as we had to go into rooms to actually be in the galleries and it wasn’t all open floor ended.

I didn’t even know Baruch had a whole study abroad program and when the man from the Study Abroad office came to explain and talk about it, I was actually really interested and am highly considering studying abroad. I was also shocked at the amount of places that they offer, you can basically go wherever you want which is really cool! As the third week progresses, I’m getting really used to how Baruch works and the college life is. I’m utilizing the library more and doing my hybrid class there and have been spending my free times either at the library doing homework or down at the handball courts where I play against really high level players but have gotten better since playing there.  The only thing that sucks though is having such an early class at 7:50 am which is very hard for me to wake up for but so far I have been managing.  I’m also planning on going to the STARR center soon to look for an internship that can be helpful to my resume building.

Hey Guys my name is Fares and to be fair, I also didn’t know Baruch had more than two buildings! I never visited the library until today and it’s a lot bigger than I thought. I didn’t think the whole building would be just for the library and there’s so many computers that I could use. I was able to complete my BLS online class there and it was really convenient and was even able to print a resume that I started to type. I’m really interested in the STARR center as I really want to start looking for internships or jobs to further build my resume and would love assistance on that. I also really want to find out who my advisor is and how I can talk to them and where their office is as I still have lots of questions that are really stressing me out such as classes, majors, minors etc. Overall though, I’m really liking Baruch and the system it has in place and the gyms. The handball courts are really fun and I’m there everyday on my breaks and met lots of new people there.