Field Trips Everyday??

Classes are much different here than on campus. We rarely have a "normal" college class. Most of our classes take place around the city. For Precept yesterday we went on a walking tour of Logan Square. It was nice to finally see our neighborhood. Last night my Seminar went to a "Women in Hip-Hop" performance/lecture sponsored by Columbia College. I'm not really a hip-hop kind of girl, but a performance by Soulflower really spoke to me. It was really interesting to hear the performers speak on women in hip-hop and the messages that hip-hop sends to the world. Today was Core Course. We went on a bus tour this morning. We saw many landmarks in the city, such as Barack Obama's house, the housing projects, and the church that wouldn't allow Martin Luther King, Jr. to enter when he was in Chicago. After the bus tour a few of my friends and I went to a small restaurant in Hyde Park call the Dixie Kitchen. We had some really amazing Louisiana cousine. For our afternoon session, we took a guided tour of the DuSable Museum. This museum gave us a look at African American history. After class, Heidi and I took the red line and then the bus back to our apartment. We went over to the other Logan Square apartment to visit friends this evening.

I also found out that I got two interviews for two different internships. I am happy to finally have an interview; however, I was a little sad when I found out that neither of them were ones that were on my list. I am going to keep an open mind and maybe one of these will be better for me anyway (I'm feeling much better after talking to my mom about this).

Tomorrow, Heidi and I are going to the produce market, the bakery, and a new grocery store. We plan to have a quiet weekend, which will be nice with the nasty weather we're going to get. Good thing I have my winter boots!