Upon arrival to Chicago I had mixed
emotions about coming here. Eight weeks is the longest time I have been away
from home besides when I am at school at Alma College. However, I was mostly
incredibly excited to come to a city with such amazing opportunities. I was
nervous to see the apartment, neighborhood, and meet me new roommates! Luckily,
my mom and my roommate came with me the day before move-in day (June 2nd) to
explore the neighborhood and downtown. We visited the American Girl store, Navy
Pier, Lakeshore Drive waterfront, architect boat tour, and many other stores on
Magnificent Mile! Excitement and nerves were high while awaiting move in
day.
Lakeshore Drive walking/bikng bath (mom, myself, Bre)
Chicago skyline from Navy Pier
June 2, 2015
Move in day is finally here! My roommate
that is also from Alma College, Ally, and I showed up to our apartment first
and picked out a room and unpacked--good thing for strong friends and dads! We
met all of our roommates, it is safe to say we all get along very well and are
going to have a wonderful time together this summer! They are all wonderful
people from different colleges around the mid-west—Defiance, Adrian, Albion,
Anderson, Ohio Wesleyan, and Millikin. The apartment is fantastic! A huge kitchen,
living room, sunroom, and numerous bedrooms and bathrooms make it up. After
move in, we walked over to the CCULC office and classroom and met the staff and
filled out some paperwork. After that, we had our first housing meeting (and I
tried Chicago Style pizza for the first time!) We were thrown right into a
schedule once our parents left; we attended a show at the Old Town School of
Folk Music and saw the Italian band Newpoli preform! They were a mixture of
native Italians and Americans, but boy, they were fantastic! The music really
stood out to me because you could truly tell how dedicated the band is to their
music and their performance.
Bedroom of apartment
Bedroom/bathroom of apartment
Apartment living room and dining room
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