Action/Adventure

Dear Blogger,

How are you? I'm doing well. Ten days until I leave! But before any of that, there have been developments since we last spoke:

I received my apartment address. (I won't give it to you unless you ask, or I want to give it to you.) I'm living with my friend Anneliese from Albion, and a girl from Oregon named Kari. The three of us are living in an apartment, and according to MapQuest, is on Lake Shore Drive and incredibly close to Lake Michigan. (Lake Shore Drive is the street that Ferris Bueller dances on, but I'm going to be a lot further south in Chicago than he was.) But before you get to jealous, we're not allowed to put tape on the wall, or sleep on the floor of our apartment. That's dumb.

Actually, you should be really really jealous because I get a Student ID to the University of Chicago's library, as well as the SIX public libraries in the city of Chicago. Oh, snap!

I'm still sifting through the available internships, and I'm particularly interested in working at St. Leonard's Home for ex-Offenders. Basically, they find jobs and a home and a future for former convicts. I'm not sure entirely what I'd be doing, but I visited the Jackson penitentiary for my developmental psychology class, and the man I interviewed was sure that he was capable of living succesfully after he was released. There are a few sociological prospects involved here that I'm interested in, and just as importantly, I'm hoping this internship will give me some kind of direction for my life after I'm released from Albion College.

There are ten days left! How should I get ready for my adventure?
Buy underwear! Finish Six Feet Under! Get organized! Get a cellphone! Get excited!

Love,
Steve

PS-
I’ve been told that Rachael will be in Hyde Park, and I forgot to note that Ryan Kiesel will also be somewhere in the city.

Introduction To The City Of The Big Shoulders

Dear Blogger,

Here's what I'm doing in the fall:

1. The Chicago Center. I'm going away from Albion for the fall to spend the fall semester within The Chicago Center, which is "the only nonprofit and independent experiential educational program for college students in the United States." Essentially, I live in an apartment in the city, and do an internship. (http://www.chicagocenter.org/)
2. Internship. I'm not entirely sure what I'll be doing. When I applied in the spring, I was still a Sociology/Psychology major, particularly interested in Child Psychology and I applied as such. Currently being a sociology major, I'll have to find something else.
3. Living. I'll be living in an apartment with a few other people. I have four good friends that are also going, and I'd like to live with them. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how the living arrangements work. (The woman from the program said she is sending out this information sometime later this week.) This is probably the most imposing part of the semester, right now.
4. Directed Study. Really, I'm pretty excited about this. I like learning on my own, with an instructor as a guideline. It has to be related to the major, so it shouldn't be a problem.
5. Being in the City. I think this speaks for itself: Chicago is apparently a big city, with a lot of things to do. As Keith, Kevin, Ani, and Ashly are all nearby, I probably won't be bored. Plus, Dan and David are both in Chicago. On top of the that: downtown Chicago, baseball games, The Navy Pier, plays, concerts, and eating dinner in restaurants. (Very exciting, eating out is.)

Right now, this is all I know about the program. Once I get more, I'll be posting more often.

Also, I'm hoping to get a new camera before I leave. I'll find a website for posting photos. Joe tells me Flickr is lovely.

Your Pal,
Steve

PS- My more astute readers might have noticed some changes, or some details that don't add up. (See if you can find them!) I made a few mistakes around here, and I tried to fix them and accidentally erased my last post. So I tried to recreate this post as best I could from memory.