Day 2

I'm already out of super cool titles. Sorry.

This is the view out of our front windows into the courtyard of our apartment complex.

The living room. We have another sofa, it's just not in the picture.

The dining room.

The tiny kitchen.

My gorgeous bed. I love my sheets.

The view out my window. Not exactly promising.

Today we had a very long day. We came down to the program offices for class at 9 am. The door to our building is right under the edge of the Chicago Theater sign.

We did a lot of pretty boring class stuff, met the other people in the Business and Arts programs, then ate lunch. I took leftover pizza. After lunch, we were split into groups and sent on photo scavenger hunts. Each group was sent to a different neighborhood. We had to figure out how to get there, taking the bus down and the train back. Once there, we had to find a list of landmarks or addresses and take pictures of all of those places. Before leaving, we had to go to the last address on our list and pick up the preordered food. We then all brought it back and had a giant potluck dinner.

My group was sent to...

Chinatown! It was so cool. We went into a ton of little shops, selling all kinds of crazy things. One was a martial arts store, and they had swords and knives and playing cards with razor edges to throw at people. It was nuts!

This was one of the landmarks we stopped at, Nine Dragons Wall. You can't see the whole thing because I couldn't stand back far enough without getting in the street.

The potluck was great, with all different kinds of food. Mexican from Pilsen, Swedish desserts from Andersonville, ribs from Hyde Park, sandwiches and Italian ices from Little Italy, and even more. It was so delicious. We finally got out of there a little after seven, and the theater was all lit up.

I've met so many really fun people, and I'm really having a blast. Thanks to everyone for your nice comments.