running the town

after a long day of flights..and all that jazz, me and my roomie decided to hit the bed at 9:00Pm. we decided to wake up around 9:30...which equals 12 hours plus! i did not think that we were going to have any extra time to sleep. i know that in the past we did not seem to have any extra time. however, this trip seemed to be perfect. we arrived in Chicago 30 minutes early, we were able to have an early check in...and our rooms were upgraded to a two bathroom! which is amazing..and on top of everything-the weather has been beautiful!

so after our amazing sleep last night, we all decided to go grab some breakfast... well we knew exactly where to go because the silly bellhop told us to walk down one block last night to get to the Caribu Cafe for free internet which turned into 11 blocks and a walk right back to the hotel...and only to see the Caribu Cafe right behind our hotel...hmmm..guess we were just meant to site-see. reguardless we had fun and were able to find a yummy breakfast this morning. the YOLK was AMAZING. it was voted best in Chicago in 2008. wonderful food and service! and on top of that i got so much food! so wonderful! then we all decided to venture out into Chicago. we found a thrift store with TONS of stuff and some of us decided to tour that side of town. we went to wrigley field and found a few other fun shops!

we ran the streets, caught a bus for two stops, and made it back to the room just in time to get ready for our first session! i was right in assuming that Niger was going to be hard to get on the map-but we will! mark our words! time for bed so i can function tomorrow!

:)Laura