Weekend in Chicago

I have been pretty lucky, over break I went on a practically free trip to Israel and then over this past weekend another free trip to Chicago. This time the trip to Chicago was with the university. I sit on the Presidents Student Advisory Committee and the president wanted to do something nice for us. So he found a donor to pay for the trip and about 40 of us got to go to Chicago with the president this past weekend.

We saw two shows, went to a few art museums and ate at some nice restaurants. One of the best parts was that we had some time to do whatever we wished. So I feel like I finally got a sense of Chicago. I have been many times before but only with band trips and family vacations. This meant that I was either trapped in a car or a bus and I never really get a sense for a city until I walk around it on foot for a while.

After seeing Chicago again and being in NYC about a month ago it makes me think more about what kind of place I would like to live in the future. I can appreciate a lot about what a big city has to offer. Mostly the convenience and tons of culture all around.

I suppose only time will tell but I feel very fortunate to of had these recent opportunities to travel and hope they never stop coming.

Yoga

I have gone to a handful of yoga class back home and have really enjoyed them. I started this past summer and wanted to continue my practice while at school but unfortunately last semester none of the times offered at the Rec worked with my schedule. But this semester they do. So tonight I went for the first time and it was great.

I was worried that I would not like the style of the instructor but she was wonderful. She gave us lots of options to try if we wanted to push a little further. The sad thing is, the instructor was a sub and next week there will be a different instructor. I hope the new one has close to the same style she did. I left the class with that euphoric feeling that I always get after yoga, I can’t wait to go back.