Since my last post a lot has happened to say the least…
I moved to Chicago at the end of August. I’m living in an apartment near Chinatown which is way cool. I got to see a parade on the Taiwanese national day. I was just minding my own business walking to the bank and on the way back I found myself in the middle of a parade. Native English speakers were definitely in the minority there. It was fun.
The reason I moved to Chicago is because I’m dating a guy who just moved to Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. He was in Europe from February to August so it’s nice to live near each other now.
I’m looking for a job in the field of graphic design. For the time being, I’m working at Unique Thrift Store. It is a very unique place to work. The employees and the customers are very diverse. Most are black and hispanic. There are also a few Asians and white people that come in the store. The life of a minimum wage urban employee is very different from any lifestyle that I have been around.
Chicago is a cool city. I’ve gotten to see the Lincoln Park zoo, the lakefront beach, Soldier Field, Millennium Park and Grant Park, Six Flags (about an hour from here), and all the cool buildings downtown. The weather has been beautiful so far, but not for long! It’s going to get way more cold than I would like it to be.
My plans to go to GIAL are really uncertain right now. I guess I will be going in July ‘08. That’s how it looks right now anyway.
That’s all for now.
