SIX MONTHS!
Well, technically, it’s been six months and two days since I moved to Chicago. I finally know my way around the city pretty well, I don’t run on and off the train in fear of being crushed by the doors, I have a few bars I frequent, I keep my apartment clean and I have a job. Yup, feels like the Big Kid World to me!
Things here are going very well. I think I’ve hit a pretty good stride, and I’m really looking forward to the next few months.
As I walked home from the el last night, I thought back to when I moved here. Everything was new and exciting, and of course I was scared shitless. But the city doesn’t seem scary anymore. My breath still catches when I see the skyline glittering late at night, though, and I can’t get enough of wandering up and down the streets in Lakeview.
I’m looking forward to getting downtown soon to see the lights, then celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by watching them dye the river green. There is so much still for me to do and experience...luckily for me, my lease isn’t up for 9 more months!
I’ve been contacted by a couple of papers for reporting jobs…isn’t that always how it goes? I was frantically searching for months, and once I got a job, I get contacted for more! Go figure. Lake Placid was more alluring than this one…a daily in rural Northern Idaho. No thanks on the potato front. However, if any of my writing friends are interested, I’ll gladly send you the editor’s name!
As I mentioned in my last post, my new job keeps me insanely busy. However, if you want to plan a trip to the Windy City, there is always a place for you to stay!
Hey there little Miss Holt!...it's always fun reading your blogs and reliving Chicago (vicariously) through your words. I came from small town with cornfields and was well known throughout my little city with all of my music exploits. Chicago was the perfect place to make a name for myself while maintaining a level of self-effacement. As I spent my time there learning so much about people and societies beyond my old front door, I learned a great deal about myself. It took every bit of the 10 years I spent in the city and a month or 2 finally removed from it. Of all the changes a decade brought about, one lasting impression still holds true. "The process is ALWAYS the product" The time you spend in Chicago will bring about great things and wonderful revelations that will, in turn, lead to more great things and more wonderful revelations...but the real important thing is the actual time spent and events transpired learning all those things, not necessarily those lessons themselves. Keep up the good work and looking forward to hearing more about your adventures! Drinks are in order upon my return.
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Alex
Thank you, Alex! I'll gladly keep posting my city experiences to help you keep reliving this amazing city from far away. It really does feel like home now, and I'm having a hard time imagining myself any where else at this point in my life. You should know, though, that you totally helped make my transition here so much better...it's not the same without you :(
ReplyDeleteI hope you're well, and I'll take you up on those drinks any time! :)