Bonjour!

Hello everyone!

My name is Evan Ng and I’m currently a sophomore at Baruch College.  I grew up in a small cozy neighborhood in Queens and now currently reside in a suburban town in Long Island. After moving from my hometown, I lost almost all contact with my childhood friends because at the time (just finished elementary school), I was not too fond with technology and phone numbers. At the start of my new middle school, I was insecure with who to talk with and what social groups to join in because many of the other students around me were more wealthy and outgoing then I was. It was definitely a big jump from Queens to Long Island for me and it wasn’t any easier for my brother and sister. It took nearly a year or two for me to finally understand about myself and to learn to never compare myself to others. After flying through middle school and graduating Glen Cove High School, I’m proud of who I am today and I hope that I can achieve even more at Baruch College!

I’m currently majoring in finance at Baruch College and I have to say thus far, Intro to Psych is currently my favorite class. To be honest, when I found out that we had to learn about the parts of the brain I wanted to smack my head repeatedly against a brick wall. I fell asleep everyday in my biology class in high school because biological science wasn’t my thing. After being in PSY 1001 for four weeks, I have to say I’m actually surprised that I’m enjoying every bit of it (including brain anatomy)! I’ve always had an interest in how the mind works and its influences through nature and nurture.

I don’t really use social networking media (twitter, tumbler, but rarely Facebook), but a book that really made an impact on my life and the way I think now is The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. There are so many notable quotes in Pausch’s book that listing them here would take forever (and too much space, not like I haven’t made this post long enough already). If you ever have time, give this book a read!

When I’m not killing myself (not literally) over schoolwork, I try my best to maintain a balanced lifestyle by dedicating my time to my family and engaging in other activities with my friends. I play tennis (favorite sport) as much as I can, including other racquet sports such as badminton, squash and ping pong (not too good at ping pong though). I also play other team sports (football and basketball) so that I can hang out with my friends more often. I read anything I can possibly learn from and try to expand my knowledge of everything around me whenever I get the chance. I’ve always loved traveling and hope that in the near future, I will be able to travel to other countries and absorb as much as I can from there.

“The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough.”

– Randy Pausch