I am leaving Chicago tomorrow. It has been an incredible and emotional three months, but I don't regret spending the semester here.
We had our last activity as a program today. We had a lot of laughs and reflected on our experiences this semester. It is really difficult for me to say good-bye to so many wonderful people.
I don't even know how to explain all the emotions I am experiencing right now. I am looking forward to the summer and senior year at Ripon College, but I am also sad to say good-bye to this exciting city and wonderful friends. I have grown so much this semester. I have so much more confidence and such a different outlook on the world.
I will miss Chicago and all of the wonderful friends I've made, but the memories and experiences will stay with me forever.
Thank you to all who have supported me over the past three months. I hope you've enjoyed reading my thoughts.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
Time to say goodbye
This week has been bittersweet.
The baseball game was so much fun! I met Chris at his house (which is beautiful). We chatted for a while and then walked a few blocks to Wrigley Field. We were both a bit overwhelmed when we got inside, but found our seats easily. We had really awesome seats- right along the first base line. The best part of the evening- I ate a Chicago-dog at a baseball game!! :) It was the best hotdog I have ever eaten! The Cubs lost against the Brewers, but we still had a great time. There is so much history and tradition at Wrigley Field...what a great way to spend an evening out in Chicago.
I had to say goodbye to everyone at my internship on Wednesday. It was really hard to leave, especially when I had to tell my reading students that I would not be able to tutor them anymore. It broke my heart. My supervisors took me to a Jamaican restaurant a few blocks from the office for an amazing smoothie before lunch!! (It was a good thing that they didn't tell me about this place before.) I cried when I finally had to leave after T-GRO. It was so difficult to say goodbye to these wonderful people who have become good friends after only two short months.
I gave my independent study project presentation on Thursday and then went to Zeva's house for seminar. All of us girls had a lot of fun just chatting after class was over. We were supposed to go on a Mural tour for Core Course. My roommates, Matt, Casey, and I went to Pilsen. It was raining and storming, so we didn't get to finish the tour. I was really dissappointed by that.
Heidi is leaving tomorrow and I am really sad about that. We have done everything together this semester. I am going to miss having her around. It is going to be really difficult saying goodbye tomorrow. After she leaves, a few of us are going to the zoo and maybe some shopping and then Chinatown for dinner (one last time).
I am excited to go home on Thursday, but I am going to miss Chicago and all of the people I have met here. It's really strange to think that I will probably never see most of the students on this program again. I hope I'm wrong about that.
The baseball game was so much fun! I met Chris at his house (which is beautiful). We chatted for a while and then walked a few blocks to Wrigley Field. We were both a bit overwhelmed when we got inside, but found our seats easily. We had really awesome seats- right along the first base line. The best part of the evening- I ate a Chicago-dog at a baseball game!! :) It was the best hotdog I have ever eaten! The Cubs lost against the Brewers, but we still had a great time. There is so much history and tradition at Wrigley Field...what a great way to spend an evening out in Chicago.
I had to say goodbye to everyone at my internship on Wednesday. It was really hard to leave, especially when I had to tell my reading students that I would not be able to tutor them anymore. It broke my heart. My supervisors took me to a Jamaican restaurant a few blocks from the office for an amazing smoothie before lunch!! (It was a good thing that they didn't tell me about this place before.) I cried when I finally had to leave after T-GRO. It was so difficult to say goodbye to these wonderful people who have become good friends after only two short months.
I gave my independent study project presentation on Thursday and then went to Zeva's house for seminar. All of us girls had a lot of fun just chatting after class was over. We were supposed to go on a Mural tour for Core Course. My roommates, Matt, Casey, and I went to Pilsen. It was raining and storming, so we didn't get to finish the tour. I was really dissappointed by that.
Heidi is leaving tomorrow and I am really sad about that. We have done everything together this semester. I am going to miss having her around. It is going to be really difficult saying goodbye tomorrow. After she leaves, a few of us are going to the zoo and maybe some shopping and then Chinatown for dinner (one last time).
I am excited to go home on Thursday, but I am going to miss Chicago and all of the people I have met here. It's really strange to think that I will probably never see most of the students on this program again. I hope I'm wrong about that.
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