- Bay Ridge Avenue (Bottom Point)
“My tongue, every atom of my blood, form’d from this soil, this air,
Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their parents the same” (Song of Myself, 1)This is the neighborhood I grew up in, the only area that brings me comfort and is my safe space because I know I am home. But, often times I find myself thinking how would life have been different if I was not born here, or if my parents decided to move away from their parents to venture out to another state. These thoughts have been reoccurring due to the curiosity of how different would I have been from the “me” I am now. But this place is the start of my journey, and that is unchangeable.
- Pace University (Second Point)
“He looked down from on high, He beheld but five heaps, and He saw that in their own-being they were empty” (The Heart Sutra)
Though I am not entirely aware of the meaning behind this line in the poem, this spoke out to me and how I felt at Pace University. At this place, I felt I was being held back from what I was capable of and was always put towards the side like a heap of dirty clothes. Many might argue with me I have it all wrong and I would be able to see the quality and beauty of the school if I tried, but being there I felt empty. While everyone had a specific goal, I was an empty being as I was unsure of what I wanted to be or where I wanted to be. I just knew that I did not want to stay at Pace University any longer leading me to Baruch College.
- Baruch College (Top Point)
“You will hardly know who I am or what I mean,
But I shall be good health to you nevertheless” (Song of Myself, 52)This is the place where I am standing in life now. It took me a year and half to finally makeup my mind to switch out from Pace University and attend Baruch College. This was possibly the hardest decision I have made as I had to leave old friends to create new ones. As I’ve only been at Baruch for a semester, I have gained more help from advisors and professors here than I have at my year and half at Pace University. Like the line in the poem, I don’t know Baruch College and how it will be helpful to me, but I do know this is the place I will be seeing for another two years.
I was unable to attach any type of media, here is the link where you can see the map of my Journey to Baruch: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1-injYZFH632ssXAqGvgqJhBvniCLlEWwtn1d4ODG-QI/edit?usp=sharing