The fact that I am writing this post means that I have successfully survived my first week in Chicago!
I can't believe it's only been a week since I arrived here. I feel like I have been here for months (and have the blisters and burns to prove it). My first few days were uninteresting as they mostly consisted of finding my way around *or not finding my way around and wandering aimlessly until something looked familiar* so I'll spare you those details. I took a cab onto Michigan Ave and window shopped the famous Magnificent Mile and it's amazing designer stores (I have yet to find a shop in Chicago that wouldn't deplete my life savings). The end of the week was madness. My cousin Caroline, who I am living with this summer, just graduated High School so lots of family came into town and every night was filled with a dinner at one amazing restaurant after the next to celebrate. We ate at the new Trump Tower, 160 Blue (I found out this was Michael Jordan's restaurant...he was there...he came in to our party room and told Caroline congratulations.....yeah). The weekend ended around the time I ran out of nice clothes to wear and everyone was stuffed and exhausted. There wasn't much time to rest (for me at least) because I started my job as a food runner at the Vine on Monday night. The 5-11 Shift was busy and I managed to rub 5 blisters per foot in the 6 hours I worked but it was so much fun and the men who worked in the kitchen with me proved to be better company than most of the people I was serving. I'll be working at the Vine the rest of the summer and I'm sure I'll have lots of good stories to share. Lookingglass Zoo Camp starts Monday, I'm so excited to get working with the kids at the Zoo. I'll keep updating as I have more things to share. Hope everyone is doing well wherever you may be. I miss you.
"Concrete Jungle" Bob Marley
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