Chicago - day #38

On top of the Sears Tower (now called "Willis Tower")

Chicago - day #36

Rain, Rain Go Away!

Fridays are days off for staff. Something I really enjoy doing on Fridays are exploring the city (I love discovering new places, and taking pictures!) But today when I woke up, there was a massive, scary thunderstorm outside... for the first part of the day. As you'll see for the first few pictures, my roommates and I had fun having a rainy day inside. Once the weather cleared, we went and got manicures & pedicures, and got to explore the city a bit! :)

Scary clouds!

We love thunderstorms!

 Mani/Pedis!

Chicago - day #35

Today at UIC (University of Chicago - Illinois, the campus I'm on this summer) we had an outreach. In spite of the heat, it was really fun! We really wanted to provide a way to meet and engage with new students on campus. We had a cookout and free food provided, with games, as a way for students to come and hang out with us. It was awesome, and we met several new students throughout the afternoon! 

Myself, and some lovely ladies during the cookout

:)

Chicago - day #34

Buckingham is so cool lit up at night! Tonight during my night with the Lord, myself, as well as one of my roommates and another friend ventured over to Grant Park to get a look at what Buckingham Fountain looks like when it's lit up. I feel like these pictures don't really do it justice. It was pretty neat!

Chicago - day #31

Staff/Student Kickball 2012

Each year, it is a Chicago Summer Project tradition to have a staff/student kickball game. The staff have also been undefeated, as they have won every single year. This year the competition was heightened however, because the students were more challenging than we thought - they also had lots of team spirit!! But, the staff still won the game in the end. It was lots of fun!

Chicago - days #29-30

Here are a few pictures from the last couple of days...

Skyline from the Lincoln Park Zoo

 Lincoln Park Zoo

 Fun at the Bean

My friend, Amanda came to visit :)

This is the most delicious beverage/dessert in the world. It's called an Eiskaffee. The last time I had one was in Berlin last summer. It consists of chilled coffee, ice cream and whipped cream. YUM!!! We ventured over to an Austrian coffee shop called Julius Meinl... so delicious!

Chicago - day #21

Mug & Muffin.//Bluegrass Music.

This morning, I went to the beach with a friend who's on staff here in Chicago this summer. We left early this morning, so we got to the beach when there was hardly anyone there. It was wonderful!

After I got back to my apartment, my roommates and I had the women of the project over for banana bread and coffee. (As you can see in one of the pictures below, we had a fun time making the bread!) Later in the evening, me and one of my roommates, and a couple others decided to go see a bluegrass band play in the city (the band pictured in one of my earlier posts.) It was a fun day!

Beautiful Oak Street Beach

Making the banana bread  :)

 Student (Annie) & I at Mug & Muffin   :)

At the Bluegrass concert