First, I attended a Dairy Breakfast with Julia (see her summer blog for a wonderous photo of me) - milk, cheese, pancakes, eggs AND an ice cream sundae for breakfast, GO DAIRYLAND!
Second, to contrast my experience on the farm I decided to go to the Windy City to have the city slicker experience (Fun Fact! Many people assume that the nickname "Windy City" is due to the weather out here in the Midwest when in fact the name has a three-fold meaning: the weather, boosterism or self-promotion, and the "windy" - meaning talkative/boastful in this case - politicians Chicago has). My good friend Jill who is living in the city for the summer just had a birthday, and since I had not seen her since she returned from her spring semester in Barcelona, Spain I decided it was the opportune time to pay a visit - so I brought two girlfriends with me and we took the Metra train (that goes to the very outskirts of the Chicagoland area) from Harvard, IL to downtown Chicago ($5 round trip for a weekend pass!!). Being true travelers (and not wanting to waste money on taxis) we took the CTA (Chicago Transit Authority - the "L" trains) around town. We ate at a nice Thai restaurant downtown near Millenium Park so that we could go see:
Photo 1: THE BEAN! (Fun Fact! The bean is actually called the "Cloud Gate," the opening is supposed to represent a gate into which Chicagoans and tourists can see their reflections in various perspectives).We were also able to hang out around State street to do some shopping. The girls and I found various additions to the outfits we had brought for our night out on the town - it was Jill's 21st birthday ;) So, after the sun started to set we headed back to her apartment to get ready for a great time in Wrigleyville. We danced the night away in one of my favorite spots on Clark Street - John Barleycorn:
Photo 2: Me, Bridget and Ashley in Wrigleyville
The next morning we were able to catch a nice breakfast and talk about the exciting internship my friend Jill scored with the Schweppe Foundation. This foundation supports biomedical research and allows Beloit College students the opportunity for real world experience! Jill works in a lab in Chicago doing research on genetics; she said it has been challenging but worth the time and effort. YAY JILL:
Photo 3: Jill being a big smarty-pants in Chicago with her internshp (she's excited).
Anyway, the adventures continue this upcoming week and weekend. Summerfest tomorrow (WHOOT!) in Milwaukee and then Rhythm & Booms (fireworks show) in Madison this weekend - let's hope the rain stops for both!
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