it's been a time for new friends and new experiences and new places. im enjoying hyde park and chicago in a way i could not during the school year.
the apartment life has been a transition and a true struggle at times (most of the time).
nevertheless this place is feeling like home by now -- i know the best places to get groceries at the lowest prices, where the bus stops are, churches to go to, and there are now more neighborhoods i can find my way around without google maps. ive tried nearly all the restaurants in hyde park and am branching out to downtown. im writing now from my favorite coffee shop, plein air cafe.
a few weeks ago i flew to seattle to visit old friends and attend job training at the amazon hq. i was truly inspired and impressed by the top leaders of amazon and its culture and the advice they gave to us. clip from my iphone notes - "holy shoot they truly love their jobs and are skilled at answering as well as dodging questions. i can learn a lot from them."
i talked to a cool boy with cool glasses from st. louis. a girl from georgetown gave me career advice. everyone was so friendly and everyone was so beautiful, their stories more so. people want to help. people are good. i'm starting to learn that now.
with new friends i explored and fell in love with the hilly humming city. after training we wandered around pike place market and pointed out the space needle and were blown away by the chihuly glass garden and played pac man at an arcade and hopped into the water underneath the railroad tracks and hunted for makeshift swim suits for westin's pool.
early summer goal: become the same shade as kyle
professor sanderson is not only a fantastic econ teacher but also a skilled chef! he baked us a themed cake for the fourth of july.
get you a loyal friend as emotional and depressed as you that sends you artistic snaps [peep the bookmark i made for her back in the eleventh grade]
an exasperated nina at the chicago eataly.
kyle told me to "be serious" at the osaka garden, so naturally...
nothing like eating 18 rolls at shinju #hobbies #dietdamage
converted to pineappleism and PUMPKIN JOLLY
biking to chinatown :)
snacks with jen
some days i wake up at 5 to run to the point & see the sun rise
philosophers
#gains #weak
biking with jen/olivia to the art institute and firecakes
i learned about this piece in my 20th century art class! i feel CULTURED
pilsen trip turned into aboutta watch crazy rich asians
should probs stop eating out so much
no one i miss more than my boi hunter
summer art
biked over 50 miles to the indiana dunes
result of 7 hours in the sun
no explanation needed
summer goal = achieved #darkkyle
leafy oasis
solitary
this is a nice way of living. chicago nights are warm mostly and i take walks or drink mung bean soup or eat plain pasta and watch the sky grow dim. i spend some time reading. i spend some time listening to albums, start to finish: scorpion, ye, blonde, astroworld, camp, damn, pure heroine. and movies, too: southpaw, blue is the warmest color, to all the boys i've loved before, kill bill v1 & v2. people come in and out of our apartment, various friends and friends-of-friends. i bought paint and colored pencils from target and once in a while i sit and draw and tape my amateur art to my walls with masking tape, to make the walls a little less bare.
