Chicago and the Heat Wave

I am pretty sure this post will break my record for most pictures posted at once. I just can’t help it. Chicago is a beautiful city, and I spent four full days there (not counting the days I traveled to get to and from), so there are bound to be a TON of pictures. Choosing the ones for this post was no easy task.

If I had to make a list of Chicago recommendations it might look something like this:

the wormhole (I recommend the ice chai latte- I may have gotten it four mornings in a row…maybe) it’s located near wicker park.

myopic books— I have never seen so many books in my life at one place, the kindle has not taken over yet!

the bean— I don’t care how touristy it is, I LOVED IT. I have been to Chicago so many times and I cannot believe I have never been to THE BEAN. you have your fill after about five minutes, but whatever- it’s cool.

every wednesday night there is a free concert in millennium park, WHAT? Eric, Christina, and I got to hear the orchestra practice on Tuesday. music rejuvinates my soul.

the art institute of chicago— now this place I have been to before, but it is always amazing, and this time around we got to see the roy lichtenstein exhibit.

lincoln park zoo— mainly because IT’S FREE! Christina and I were look for fun cheap places to go to take pictures and the zoo was great. Though we are not much for looking at animals in cages, the scenery was beautiful.

greek island restaurant in greek town— basically because the fire cheese is so fun, and actually really, really delicious.

and of course, deep dish pizza! Eric took us to Gino’s East. so tasty.

                                            

   

oh my dear wormhole, I will miss those ice chai lattes with all my heart…

The Adventures of LStan continue…

just not in south korea :(

The one thing I love most about living abroad is also the one thing I like the least. Confusing, I know. When you move to a different country to live/work/play, you usually meet a lot of people like you. Meaning they are COOL. I have met so many amazing people since living in Korea. I hate this time of year though (most contracts end in August), because it usually means I am saying goodbye to a lot of them.

Laura Stanley. BP. You will be missed. Go travel, do your thing.

and the story continues…

I apologize. I realize I left you hanging. Days 13 and 14 of my road trip to the Grand Canyon ended with a lot of driving and a day of un-packing, doing laundry, and re-packing. I left for my trip to the east coast last Wednesday morning (I got back from my trip out west around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning) and after eight days I am once again back at my parents pad.

Another 1600 pictures later (none of which have been downloaded onto my computer…oops!) I have many more wonderful memories under my belt from this vacation, and a very very very sore bum!

As I was riding in the/a car… perhaps around the 6,000 mile mark (my first road trip was app. 4,700 miles) I realized that once this summer is over I will have been in five different countries and 19 states. A lovely grandma (she was chaperoning her granddaughter’s school trip) I met at the Natural History Museum in D.C. told me I was going to have to go back to work to rest from my vacation.

Time to write my thesis for grad school and hang out with the family!