{"id":12239,"date":"2026-09-02T19:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T23:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/tenneriello26\/?p=12239"},"modified":"2026-09-02T19:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T23:23:04","slug":"my-introduction-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/tenneriello26\/2026\/09\/02\/my-introduction-4\/","title":{"rendered":"My Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello!\u00a0Nice to meet you,\u00a0my\u00a0name is Angel Mai.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">I am\u00a0an accounting major\u00a0looking forward to attending Baruch College.\u00a0As many of us still are,\u00a0I am\u00a0still figuring out which paths to walk towards among the endless choices as the future is uncertain. Being an accountant was not my first choice, but it may be my last. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">I\u00a0have\u00a0lived in New York City for my whole life\u00a0and have not had the chance to travel to\u00a0another country. If I were to travel, Switzerland\u00a0is one of the countries on my bucket list,\u00a0the main reason\u00a0is\u00a0that\u00a0the scenery is, in every way, breathtakingly beautiful.\u00a0Another country that I would most definitely without a doubt visit is China considering that my background is grounded\u00a0in China and being Chinese American.\u00a0It would be life changing to travel to my\u00a0family\u2019s\u00a0home country and learn about the place where my parents grew up.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My hobbies include\u00a0listening to music,\u00a0playing\u00a0badminton,\u00a0playing\u00a0volleyball, and\u00a0styling outfits.\u00a0I am\u00a0currently on the hunt for new\u00a0outfits, hoping to update my closet to fit my preferred style.\u00a0I enjoy\u00a0dedicating leisure\u00a0time\u00a0drifting\u00a0away from reality\u00a0through\u00a0movies,\u00a0binge-watching dramas, and\u00a0reading\u00a0good books\u2014I\u00a0especially\u00a0adore\u00a0cozy\u00a0fantasy\u00a0novels\u00a0full of whimsy, magic, and\u00a0adventure.\u00a0The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis will always have my heart because the author&#8217;s writing style and storytelling are captivating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever since I graduated from high school, these past two months of\u00a0summer has\u00a0been a\u00a0constant cycle\u00a0of binge-watching movies as indulging in this form\u00a0of art is very much a luxury, something\u00a0in which\u00a0the high school\u00a0version of me did not have due to lack of time.\u00a0On the top of my head, the movies that I have watched\u00a0this summer include\u00a0<em>Wicked<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Wicked: For Good<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Devil Wears Prada 1<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Devil Wears Prada\u00a02<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Catch Me If You Ca<\/em>n,\u00a0<em>The Truman Show<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Backrooms<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Barbie<\/em>,\u00a0<em>La\u00a0La\u00a0Land<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Escape from the 21st Century<\/em>, etc.\u00a0Well, you\u00a0have\u00a0a general idea of my summer\u00a0obsession.\u00a0There\u00a0is a particular\u00a0movie that\u00a0evoked much excitement, which\u00a0I have not had the chance to\u00a0see yet,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m hoping to\u00a0get to\u00a0see soon, which we all know\u00a0was released during\u00a0a\u00a0summer in\u00a0July\u00a02026 and involves a certain spider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/tenneriello26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2026\/09\/image-1-732x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12241 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/tenneriello26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2026\/09\/image-1-732x1024.png 732w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/tenneriello26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2026\/09\/image-1-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/tenneriello26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2026\/09\/image-1-768x1074.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/tenneriello26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2026\/09\/image-1-676x946.png 676w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/tenneriello26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2026\/09\/image-1.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the\u00a0Chinese\u00a0movie\u00a0\u4ece21\u4e16\u7eaa\u5b89\u5168\u64a4\u79bb\u00a0or\u00a0Escape From the 21st Century\u00a0released\u00a0on\u00a0July 18,\u00a02024, gets an honorable mention\u00a0from me\u00a0for its abstract visual representation of\u00a0comedic\u00a0situations\u00a0through bursts of unusual, chaotic, and disorienting\u00a0colors.\u00a0I love the movie\u00a0for its creative style.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-block-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path d=\"M11.776 4.454a.25.25 0 01.448 0l2.069 4.192a.25.25 0 00.188.137l4.626.672a.25.25 0 01.139.426l-3.348 3.263a.25.25 0 00-.072.222l.79 4.607a.25.25 0 01-.362.263l-4.138-2.175a.25.25 0 00-.232 0l-4.138 2.175a.25.25 0 01-.363-.263l.79-4.607a.25.25 0 00-.071-.222L4.754 9.881a.25.25 0 01.139-.426l4.626-.672a.25.25 0 00.188-.137l2.069-4.192z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I have mentioned, I like listening to music.\u00a0Here is a song to dive into the blue ocean&#8217;s mood:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elysium Island\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7cl8hrUN7Po?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Song by Path to Nowhere \u2027 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any\u00a0recommendations\u00a0for movies, songs, or books, I would love to hear them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>My life is more than these five hundred words.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite><em><strong>ANgel Mai<\/strong><\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello!\u00a0Nice to meet you,\u00a0my\u00a0name is Angel Mai.\u00a0 I am\u00a0an accounting major\u00a0looking forward to attending Baruch College.\u00a0As many of us still are,\u00a0I am\u00a0still figuring out which paths to walk towards among the endless choices as the future is uncertain. 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