First Chicago Snow

I arrived safely on Thursday at O'Hare! One thing I must comment on is that Chicago knows how to handle snow (see picture). Coming from the south, where the mere mention of snow means everyone is running to the grocery store to prepare for the armageddon, it is impressive to see how quickly everything was back up and running.


I am living in Pilsen which is a great little part of town with two amazing people Jessica and Justin and their two cats Callie and Freedom (I still miss Dave!). They have a great apartment with a nice little private room that I rent from them. Full kitchen, bath, living space and NO TV! Great for studying and exploring. While it would be nice to wake up and be able to watch soccer in the comfort of my apartment, I am forced to go to a bar and interact with the people of Chicago! Luckily I have a really good friend who works at one. Small Bar is certainly going to be my weekend soccer destination!

Rob, Paul and I decided to take a trip down to Indiana (my first time) to visit the Three Floyds Brewing Company on Saturday night. It was a great place with amazing beer, delicious food, and awesome service (don't remember the hosts name but he treated us like kings because Rob and Paul knew him from working at Small Bar). Dreadnaught IPA is probably the best imperial/double IPA I've ever had.

Sunday we had our meet and greet at Siebel followed by watching the Super Bowl at Goose Island Brewpub which is conveniently less than one hundred yards away from Siebel. The class is a great bunch of guys from all over the US and the world (England, Egypt etc) and one brave girl! It takes a certain type of person to throw caution to the wind and go for your dream. The Siebel class is full of those people. I encourage everyone to do whatever possible to take that leap. You will never be happier!

First day of class played out like Christmas morning with the lectures being received like a sought after toy. Never have I, in my life, been disappointed that it was the end of the school day, until today. The enthusiasm for learning resonates throughout the class. Ohh ya, we have free beer in our bierstube. More on that later!

Now that I am settled I will keep everyone updated on a much more regular basis. Please feel free to leave comments at the bottom. I will be reading them! Make sure you click on the comment link, type your message, and then hit "post comment". If you guys have trouble email me and I will see if we can't get it figured out! I leave you with a picture taken from a bridge Matt G told me to visit (I think its the one!)

Location:Chicago IL