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.