The Arts in New York City

Hey hey.  My name is Nicholas Sanso but Nick works just as well.  I grew up in Staten Island but  now live in the baruch housing on 97th street and 3rd avenue.  I really can’t mention the building without mentioning the people, who are the coolest group of kids I’ve ever met.  So yea, its been a nice  change of scenary considering there is not much to do back home.

But we made do in Staten Island.  I played  football and ran track, three years on each team to be exact. Like every athlete, I had a pretty serious love-hate-relationship with my teams. They would work me to death every day and in return I would get…well, just exhausted really. It was an awesome deal. Obviously. Still, it had its upsides. Tons of the kids I played with on those teams came here to Macaulay as I’m sure many of you guys have realized.

Aside from school I have a pretty long list of experiences before the start of next year. A sort of year’s-end bucket list if you will. At the top of the list is paintball and  level 5 white water rafting (if you’re going to do it, do it big).

I’d also love to go skydiving. It looks like a lot of fun although I do sometimes have a fear of heights. If near the end of the year if I happen to have time, I also want to go rock climbing.

Although this year wasn’t too bad itself, went to Argentina with my sister and cousins. Here I am climbing on a glacier at the southern tip of Argentina. 🙂

 

My name is Ralph.  I introduced myself as “ridiculous”, but I’m actually kind of nice if you get to know me (I would like to think so anyway.) I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY.  I am Jew-ish (I’m actually pretty Jewish, I just like to make that joke a lot.) Originally, I was opposed to writing all about myself in this post because then I would have no conversation starters to use with the people that read this and no one would ever want to talk to me again *sad face* (I get over dramatic a lot-that happens) but eventually I gave in and I was like fine, everyone else is doing it (which is totally against my mentality of being a leader not a follower) but it is homework so it is in accordance with my policy of being a hard-worker *thumbs up*.

But, enough about me.  *Strike that, reverse it* this whole thing is about me. Ahem.

I attended Brooklyn Technical High School, and it was there that I discovered my love for acting and the theatre.  I performed in three musicals during my time there.  In my first production, I played The Schoolmaster in Pink Floyd’s: The Wall (inset) Peep the mullet looking thing on my head.  Then, I played Danny Zuko in Grease (inset) Once again, peep the hair.  Last, but not least, most recently I played Fred Graham in Kiss Me, Kate. This time, don’t focus on the hair, peep the tights…they were strangely comfortable. (inset) I was even a finalist at this year’s Gershwin Awards for NYC high school musical theatre.  I am also a member of the Thomas G. Waites acting studio (classes are held in the Bernie West Theater right at Baruch-how convenient).  Hopefully, I’ll make Broadway someday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am also a huge baseball fan.  I played on my school’s varsity team for all four years of high school.  I am a very big fan of the New York Yankees as well as the hometown Brooklyn Cyclones (of which I am a season ticket holder).  I hope to make Baruch’s baseball team!

I am also an avid music lover! I’m sure many of you heard me sing Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me To The Moon” at Baruch Beginnings or Macaulay’s Freshman Mixer…or most recently “New York, New York” at Baruch’s Get Out The Vote Campaign.  You guessed it, I’m quite a big Sinatra fan.  My musical taste also includes Billy Joel, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Michael Buble, Barbra Streisand (whom I got to sing with as a part of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus-below), and Josh Groban.  I have previously been hired as a Michael Jackson impersonator (I will show you pictures on request).  I have also just joined as a member of the internationally renowned a capella group THE MACAULAY TRIPLETS!

I am also an impressionist and comedian. Go easy on me guys, it’s not as easy as it looks to be funny.  (Please disregard my mother in the background-you know how they get)

Watch!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRE4mZD_gGk

My current plan is to major in Biology and minor in theatre but that is subject to change.  My goal in life (though it may sound cliché) is to make people happy, and if I can do that in whatever job I decide to do in the future, as long as I enjoy what I am doing, then that’s all I could ever ask for.

Well, that’s basically me in a nutshell; how did I get in this nutshell? (Austin Powers reference there).  I look forward to my next four years in Macaulay.  I’ve met a bunch of great people already and I look to broaden my social horizons even more in the future.

Please take the opportunity to say hi or get to know me better

Ralph signing off!

 

 

 

 

 

 

My name is Josh Hirth I am from sunny South Florida (yes I am that kid.) I grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household (if you want to know why we are off Wednesday and Thursday come to me) and speak fluent Hebrew because my dad is from Israel. I attended a private Jewish high school and also spent last year abroad studying Judaism in Israel.

I am an entrepreneur at heart, although I am currently Pre-Med. In high school I spent most of my time running the clubs and committees that I founded, including the Bio-Medical Club and Wall Street 101. In addition, during the summer before senior year I bought an ice cream vending machine that I put in my school. I spent the subsequent year building up the business known as Vending4You, and we are now a publicly traded company on the Dow Jones (kidding of course, but we can all be hopeful.)

I also built up an eBay business where I sell designer clothing for discounted prices so if your looking for some Gucci or Prada hit me up here. This past Summer my friend Zach and I toured the world: London, Paris, Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Zurich- all using credit card points. We spent months arranging and rearranging the itinerary to maximize every point spent, and had the trip of a lifetime.

The last few months I have spent working for a medical practice in Florida, marketing and transitioning the practice to Electronic Medical Records. I have also recently struck up an interest in art, particularly the works and ceramics of Pablo Picasso. Therefore, I am quite excited to be in this class and to expand my knowledge of the arts with all of you.