wow, i cant remmeber the time i last woke up this early. unfortunately i am getting used to and and slowly but surely becoming a morning person, i might as well get used to it because when i get a real job in the "real world" there will be little time for sleep
anyway, not much new this week. i am trying to keep several weeks between my blog entries, but sometimes i find that i have nothing to do for about 20 mintues and decide to fill you in on whats happenin in the 312
went to a modern dance performance last night about the bronte sisters, authors who struggled with self identity and using pseudonyms to get their works published. i found the show to be very confusing and have to admit that i am not an artsy person by ANY means. i dont think i will go to another modern dance show again, but all the more power to those who understand it because this Polak just doenst get it, plain and simple "not my cup of tea"
this weekend should be interesting, today after work i plan on going to fin mccools, a local pub on division street (about 100 feet from my apt) for happy hour with some of the other CS-ers. should be a good night. tomroow, im thinking of going to Hyde Park or Rogers Park. The latter is the neighborhood that my "Metro Seminar" class will be studying for the remainder of the semester, while the former is where Obama resided over his stay in Chicago. Both of these places seem to be very interesting neighborhgoods and cant wait to be a little more exposed to the varying areas of chicago. me and marcus are also hosting the main course during the CS dinner tomrow, i have no clue what were making but knowing my cooking skills, it will be amazing. Sunday, I plan on going to St Stanislaus parish, a polish church located in the NW area of town. I really enjoy attending different masses here and look forward to seeing what the nighborhood is like and how the locals celebrate mass
well, i havent heard from many of you all in GR, and i hope that your checking up on this because i just want you to know that it is totally different down here and hope that you can come visit some time. have fun with your last semester at AQ and i will make it back for graduation, but just as a spectator
TTYL
Friday, February 22, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
one week down
well, its 11:30 on friday and got out of class about an hour ago, and am heading to the RIC. i have finally discovered the joys of the CTA (Chicago transit authority)....waiting in the cold at 7:30 am for the bus to come, and the over-crowdedness of every poublic transportation vehicle in the city. Isnt chicago great?!?! but in all fairness, it is a nice amenity, the first couple of days i started work i walked, BAD idea!, almost a 35 minute walk, as opposed to taking the 32 and 66 buses to work, which is only about 25 minutes or so, and alot less walking, work is going pretty slow right now but its onyl my first week. I am starting to realize that accounting work and sitting in a cubicle is probably not what i want to be doing the rest of my life, but i figure i will make the most of my time at the RIC and see where it takes me. also, being a first time bus rider, i think i have conquered any fears or sterotypes of public transporation, i cant wait to get back to GR and take the bus everywhere i go, and walk everywhere. because chciago is so large, walking from place to place is required, as opposed to GR where i drove everywhere. plus, it gives me an excuse to listen to my ipod
last wekend, marcus, jessica and i went to the blue man group and last night the CS (chciago semester) gave us tickets to RENT. i learned my lesson that if your going to a play, have an idea about what the stroyline is before going in, the first act of the play was totally confusing, but at intermission i decided to open the playbill and could then understand what was going on, and It was an awesome experience. i think i am really changing my views on art and think seeing live plays is alot better than wathcing it on a big screen at the Imax. the Blue man group was pretty cool too, they incorporate almost everything is their performance and i really reccomend it. but i think they are promoting un-sustainable acts. at the end of the show, black lights come on and the audience is drenched in toilet paper. and at the end the crew just throws it all out. i was really put off by this and am planning on investigating how much paper they really waste. anyway, this weekend is the international auto show and i plan on attening that as well as going to Hyde Park and visiting the area where Barack Obama lives. I hear that it is an affluent nighborhood and seems to be right where I would fit in, within chicago
so, until next time, keep in touch and check out my youtube blog as well
hast luego- steve
last wekend, marcus, jessica and i went to the blue man group and last night the CS (chciago semester) gave us tickets to RENT. i learned my lesson that if your going to a play, have an idea about what the stroyline is before going in, the first act of the play was totally confusing, but at intermission i decided to open the playbill and could then understand what was going on, and It was an awesome experience. i think i am really changing my views on art and think seeing live plays is alot better than wathcing it on a big screen at the Imax. the Blue man group was pretty cool too, they incorporate almost everything is their performance and i really reccomend it. but i think they are promoting un-sustainable acts. at the end of the show, black lights come on and the audience is drenched in toilet paper. and at the end the crew just throws it all out. i was really put off by this and am planning on investigating how much paper they really waste. anyway, this weekend is the international auto show and i plan on attening that as well as going to Hyde Park and visiting the area where Barack Obama lives. I hear that it is an affluent nighborhood and seems to be right where I would fit in, within chicago
so, until next time, keep in touch and check out my youtube blog as well
hast luego- steve
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Bienvenidos a Chicago
hola chicos y chicas, que tal?
ok ok, enough espanol, les get down to it. Today is thursday, february 7th 2008, and i am 4 days away from starting my internship in chicago. if you havent checked out my youtube site already, to fill you in, i am working at the rehabilitation institute of chicago doing financial work including interacting with insurance companies, using excel workbooks, and analyzing accounts as well as internal auditing. all of this sounds so much fun, right? well probably not, I guess it takes something different to like accounting work.
So before starting on monday, today, I decided to walk over to where my internship office is. The office is about two blocks south of the actual RIC, and almost one block south of Northwestern University. Pretty nice part of town if i do say so myself. even though my place of work is only 1 mile away, it is seriously a 30 minute walk just to navigate through the city. I had to walk down michigan avenue and by all the Louis Vuitton, Burberry, apple, and PUMA stores, possibly the most tempting place on Earth to spend a buck. on the way back to Canturberry(my apartment building) i stopped by the famous Holy Name Cathedral. I cant wait to attend mass there, as it is world famous and was referred to me by my grandma, and was actualy visited by Pope John Paul II in the 1980s....The point of this is, is that the city is enormous but I am slowly learning my way around the Loop and using the red/blue/green/ and pink lines. much more on that topic to come, as i am just beginning my journey in the windy city, which actually is not named the "windy City" because of the weather...if you want to know your going to have to check my blog next time
ouch! i think i just pulled my back. yesterday, me and my roomate marcus, went over to the moody bible institute's "Solheim Center" another 20 minute walk. we played raquetball for about two hours. i thought i could master the game fairly quickly because i am an avid tennis player, however, Marcus beat me quite handily but I am learning and I could sure use the workout. they also have a pool and a nice weight room. I think the last time I was this sore was after freshman year football practice
Well, the social scene here is ok. Ive met some people from Northwestern Iowa, Dordt, Calvin, and some other schools, but everyone seems to be kind of akward still. I guess everyone, and me, is so set in there ways that conformity is an antiquated notion. I do hope to meet alot of people here, but I truly want to gain an overall working experience in a big city, where a social life is secondary. But it doesnt hurt to make new friends right?
Anyway, ive gone on my rant long enough, i dont have work tomroow and didnt have work today, which means cnn and msnbc will be on for almost 18 hours per day. If you didnt already know, I am a political junkie, and a huge Obama supporter. before the general public knew who he was, (dont call me a bandwagon fan, like all the Tigers fan who came out of the woodwork the past couple years, i was aboard the Obama , and Tigers for that matter, wagon long ago)
well, the time has come to make some coffee and listen to my accounting practices podcasts, not taking an accounting class in over 2 months, had made my mind a little blurry. until next time, auf weidersehin!
ok ok, enough espanol, les get down to it. Today is thursday, february 7th 2008, and i am 4 days away from starting my internship in chicago. if you havent checked out my youtube site already, to fill you in, i am working at the rehabilitation institute of chicago doing financial work including interacting with insurance companies, using excel workbooks, and analyzing accounts as well as internal auditing. all of this sounds so much fun, right? well probably not, I guess it takes something different to like accounting work.
So before starting on monday, today, I decided to walk over to where my internship office is. The office is about two blocks south of the actual RIC, and almost one block south of Northwestern University. Pretty nice part of town if i do say so myself. even though my place of work is only 1 mile away, it is seriously a 30 minute walk just to navigate through the city. I had to walk down michigan avenue and by all the Louis Vuitton, Burberry, apple, and PUMA stores, possibly the most tempting place on Earth to spend a buck. on the way back to Canturberry(my apartment building) i stopped by the famous Holy Name Cathedral. I cant wait to attend mass there, as it is world famous and was referred to me by my grandma, and was actualy visited by Pope John Paul II in the 1980s....The point of this is, is that the city is enormous but I am slowly learning my way around the Loop and using the red/blue/green/ and pink lines. much more on that topic to come, as i am just beginning my journey in the windy city, which actually is not named the "windy City" because of the weather...if you want to know your going to have to check my blog next time
ouch! i think i just pulled my back. yesterday, me and my roomate marcus, went over to the moody bible institute's "Solheim Center" another 20 minute walk. we played raquetball for about two hours. i thought i could master the game fairly quickly because i am an avid tennis player, however, Marcus beat me quite handily but I am learning and I could sure use the workout. they also have a pool and a nice weight room. I think the last time I was this sore was after freshman year football practice
Well, the social scene here is ok. Ive met some people from Northwestern Iowa, Dordt, Calvin, and some other schools, but everyone seems to be kind of akward still. I guess everyone, and me, is so set in there ways that conformity is an antiquated notion. I do hope to meet alot of people here, but I truly want to gain an overall working experience in a big city, where a social life is secondary. But it doesnt hurt to make new friends right?
Anyway, ive gone on my rant long enough, i dont have work tomroow and didnt have work today, which means cnn and msnbc will be on for almost 18 hours per day. If you didnt already know, I am a political junkie, and a huge Obama supporter. before the general public knew who he was, (dont call me a bandwagon fan, like all the Tigers fan who came out of the woodwork the past couple years, i was aboard the Obama , and Tigers for that matter, wagon long ago)
well, the time has come to make some coffee and listen to my accounting practices podcasts, not taking an accounting class in over 2 months, had made my mind a little blurry. until next time, auf weidersehin!
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