Chicago I

Hey All!

I've been in Chicago a week, so I figure that I would give you an update as to how I am doing.

First, I just adore the family and home I am staying in. The family is so nice and helpful, and I like that I got to know them through Carleton.  They are a traditional family: There is Nancy, the mom, who works for Essex Investment. The dad, Jim, who stays at home. Their daughter Kit goes to school with me and is a rising senior. Their son, Sam, is a junior at New Trier High School in Winnetka. They are all very nice and helped me get acquainted with Illinois.

Second, I am really enjoying Illinois. The weather is great, the train is good, although a little confusing with so many different colors running every which way. There are also multiple transportation systems, which is weird. The L is the color coded metro basically. I live at the end of the Purple line, which goes express into downtown Chicago every week day morning, which is very nice. There is also the Metra, which is the faster way of getting into town. It is a straight shot and takes about 35 minutes, compared to an hour on the L

Third, I like my job. It is with the Family Defense Center, a non-profit that helps people accused of crime. This work is very engaging, as I get to do a lot of court related research, and I get to see the opposite side, as my dad was a prosecutor for the State of New Mexico before he ran for election in 2012.

Here's a link to the website of the place at which I work, so research on up: http://www.familydefensecenter.net/

Mandatory pics:

Train selfie on the L.