My homes

As I look out my apartment window onto the bright lights of Chicago, I think about the significant changes I will face in these quickly approaching weeks. This is my final countdown.…

We chose a beautiful university campus, but the relationships among the Bonnies who walked those hilly paths are what made the experience a “Bonaventure experience.” We had few outlets of escape, so we relied…

There may be no stronger reminder of Chicago’s magnificence than feeling the light breeze off the water while standing small against the towering buildings that line this Great Lake. …

I have never been one to need a lot of material possessions. Besides travel, the majority of my money has always gone to things of necessity: food, college loans and shampoo. I love shopping,…

Perhaps this is a sign that I need to live in a new part of town - maybe the "busy bus" part of town where people don't need to hail busses to get home.…

After frantically and unsuccessfully searching my apartment for an umbrella this morning, I decided to keep my fingers crossed and make a break for it under the questionable gray skies. Not five minutes into my walk to…

Friday evening, I walked down the main road of a Chicago neighborhood. Within one block, I passed a group of rowdy smokers standing outside a dive bar, two parents contentedly walking their children past…

One great thing about working in the Chicago Loop is I can walk to a bank, Starbucks or Walgreens in a matter of minutes.…

Perhaps next time we will not give strangers the benefit of the doubt. However, I do hope we all continue to trust one another, even if it is only with one eye open.…

I only hoped my stench wouldn't waft too far off my body to the passengers sitting near the aisles. I moved slowly, as to not create a draft as I walked by, then found…