Chicago

So today in class we had a brief and extremely rare deviation from topic where we discussed Chicago. There are a lot of things I love about Chicago-- particularly the food. I can't really name anything specific (sorry), but I do remember eating everything in sight when I was there, so something must have been decent. Anyway, my mom decided we should take a look at Northwestern University while we had the chance. This was the first college visit where I actually became excited about my academic future. Northwestern is super hard to get into, so I was hoping that I wouldn't like it as much. Needless to say, that didn't happen (I'm applying-- cross your fingers). I loved everything about it, from the mascot to the location to the academic enthusiasm to the random quirks that make it so unique and weird and special. I would love to go there; the access to downtown Chicago is extremely tempting and could yield so many opportunities for me, its insane. Also, I get really into talking about colleges when I actually enjoy them, so I'll try to spare you and show you pictures that I took along the way:

I had to take a cliche "bean" picture. I had to. 

We went to the Aquarium which was actually really interesting. We took a ferry across and this was taken as we pulled away. Artsy right.