I am relieved to be back in Chicago, even if it is for a mere week. The tall buildings and constant movement in the city are always comforting. A friend of mine asked me why I would ever leave the city for Northeast Ohio, he added, "don't you know that once you come to Northeast Ohio you can never escape!" I will never become an example of that phrase; the city life is for me with no questions asked.
My first day back I had the delightful opportunity to show off Chicago to my friend Taylor and his sister. We had tickets to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Saturday night. It was a quick trip for them as Taylor's sister was not on her spring break and had to return to Pennsylvania for classes on Monday. Nonetheless, they experienced the whirlwind view of the city, complete with Chicago style pizza, Millennium Park, Chicago Cultural Center, Art Institute of Chicago, and multiple rides on the CTA.
Family visits crowded the rest of the weekend. It was the perfect prelude to the rest of my busy week, a week filled with reading and writing for two research papers. As I began the reading and connecting ideas for these papers, one focuses on the Pantheon the other compares the artwork of Frederic Remington to that of Western Native Americans, I realized that I completely enjoy researching. The task always sounds dull and slow, but I've found it is the most interesting thing. I'm able to find some piece of information in one book then discover a similar idea or, even better, a contrasting one in another book or journal. The whole process fuels my interest, often strengthening my passion for the topic.
Now my only challenge lies with the task of converting my interest into equally captivating words. Wish me luck! The results are yet to be determined but I have all hopes that they will be satisfactory.
...carolyn
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you're one lucky girl-- to like research! and then to admit it!! ha, i like it too.
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