Stop Required

Since it was so cold outside we did not go on our scheduled tour of Logan Square for Precept this morning. It was a little sad, but I'm sure we'll get to do that sometime. My roommates had their internship meetings canceled this afternoon, so we ended up all staying in today. It was nice to have a relaxing afternoon. When we finally decided to look for something for dinner, we realized that we had nothing to eat. Katie, Jessica, and I decided that we would go to Dominick's to buy food. On the bus on the way there a man got on who had an expired CTA card. He ended up arguing with the bus driver for quite a while before the bus driver finally made him get off. We were going to get off at that stop, but decided that we would just go to the further Dominick's to be safe. Grocery shopping is difficult here for a couple of reasons. The Dominick's at the bus stop nearest the brown line is two stories. Of course, they put everything that people actually need (cheese, bread, snacks) on the second story. So here I am carrying this tiny basket FULL of groceries up and down the stairs. After I finally get through the check-out I still have to manage to board the bus and take a seat (luckily I got one, although it was almost 9p.m) without dropping my bags, purse, or CTA card.

One more quick story...Yesterday, when we were on the train on our way to Michigan Ave, a man was walking back and forth between cars asking for money. I, of course, sat with my mouth wide open while I watched him open the door that said "do not open unless in case of emergency." Such adventures.

Tomorrow we have class pretty much all day. In the evening we are going to have a hotdog bar potluck and I am so excited for that! I absolutely love hotdogs and have been looking forward to having real Chicago-style hotdogs! More adventures coming soon...