I think I lost my enthusiasm for blogging...already.  I'll try to get into the habit of writing more often! I just don't usually feel like I have much to say about my days.

I honestly can't remember what I did on Tuesday.  Most likely nothing.  I ended up walking home again from work though!  It's something that I look forward to all day.  It's a nice chance to relax, stretch my legs, and catch up with my mom on the phone.

Wednesday was our 2nd week of classes though.  I really enjoyed my Arts in the City class.  We spent the first hour broken up in our small groups talking and the second hour we met as one group and had some guest speakers come in.  We did a few activities and even had to come up with our own little skits that we had to perform in front of everyone.  Next was Practicum Group time.  It's basically like a group therapy session where we each talk about our feelings regarding our internships and our experiences in Chicago.  I think I'm really going to like my group.  My last class of the day was Diversity & Inequality.  We started the class off with a quiz...lovely.  I really hate quizzes!  Had I done all the reading? YES!  Every speck of it!  Could I remember specific examples from a specific article?  Most certainly not.  I wish there was a better way for teachers to check and see if you're really doing the assigned reading because quizzes just really don't seem fair to me.  Anyway, after the quiz we talked about immigration for the last hour and a half.  There were, of course, the main 3 or 4 people that led the entire discussion with the rest of us listening and occasionally nodding or shaking our heads in agreement or disagreement. 

Wednesday night we had our first Art Event.  We went to the show Ameriville.  I still don't really know what I thought of it.  It was definitely interesting.  There were a lot of politics in the show that I didn't necessarily always agree with but I thought the way they presented the different topics was pretty cool.  There was a lot of stomping, clapping, dancing, and singing.  To get home after the show we took the Red Line.  It ended up being a very interesting ride.  There was a very feminine young guy singing VERY loudly and dancing around the platform as we waited for the el.  We tried to go down a few cars so that we wouldn't have to be in the same one as him but, lucky us, he ended up joining us.  He then proceeded to dance and sing and lecture about something (I really have no idea what he was talking about) right in front of Megan, Sherry, and me.  It was very very very difficult to keep a straight face when both Megan and Sherry are cracking up!

Thursday was actually a really busy day at work for once!  I had a couple different people giving me projects throughout the day which kept me busy for the entire day! Once again, I walked home.  I really hope this nice weather stays! I'll be sad if I have to go back to riding the bus every day!

But Friday was back to the same-old same-old...nothing.  After work I hurried home and the four of us took the Red Line up north to go to my friend Ruth's house.  There was a big group of people there this time.  We ate some food and then played some games.  We ended up playing Catch Phrase for over an hour and then Four on a Couch for over two hours!  It really was a fun night and I look forward to more just like it!

Saturday we went to the library and each got a library card!  Apparently you can check our museum tickets--just like you would check out a library book--and can then get into the museum for free!  We plan to take advantage of that!  Although plans don't always work out how you expect them to so only time will tell if we actually act on those plans or not.  After the library we went to Millenium Park again so that Sherry could see 'The Bean'.  We walked a little ways down the Michigan Mile and did some shopping and then headed back to the apartment.  For supper we went to Portillo's, a burger and hot dog joint.  They had really good food for a really decent price.  I think we plan to go back there before the end of April.

At 'The Bean' once again...this time with Sherry!

Today we went to church at another new church, Willow Chicago.  It was in the Auditorium Theater which is home to Joffery Ballet, an amazing ballet company.  It was quite the building...beautiful and huge.  I didn't really care of the church part of it though.  I just couldn't get into the worship and the message was just a prerecorded speech that they played on a big screen.  The message wasn't even about the Bible or God.  It felt more like a message that you would hear at an evening conference for a husband and wife about learning how to have a good family life.  I don't plan to go back.  I'm all for trying new churches but I'm not interested in continuing to go somewhere that I'm not learning anything at.  After church we spent most of the afternoon working on homework--reading and writing papers.  This evening we were invited to another apartment to watch the Superbowl since we don't have TV's in our apartments.  It ended up being a lot of fun and I think it's something that we'd like to do more often--get together and hang out...not necessarily to watch the Superbowl :)

Tomorrow it's back to the daily grind.  Don't get my wrong, I'm thankful to finally have a routine, but I'm really not enjoying it.  I'm a little homesick--for both the people there and just the way life is.  I miss the quiet (not hearing sirens at all hours of the night or hearing horns honking or people screaming), I miss grass, trees, and animals...I just miss South Dakota.  Oh, and thanks to everyone who has written me letters or sent cards/postcards.  It's really nice to get mail!! It's definitely appreciated! :)