The longest school week of this semester thus far is over! Tonight, I’ll finally get a good night’s sleep. My schedule has been jam-packed with homework, so the sleep rule that I followed the first few weeks flew out the window. I’m hoping that my hard work pays off because I haven’t worked this hard [...]
July is rapidly approaching, which means that half of my Loyola summer is officially over. Two months ago, I was stressing over my finals, and in two months, I’ll be back in the classroom, brainstorming ways that I can convince my professors to give me As (I know- a good start is by doing the [...]
Thursday night my friend, Natalie, decided to come up for the evening to go to at the Adler Planetarium for, Adler After Dark. This is the friend, who I mentioned in an earlier blog, graduated last semester. Living in Joliet, she is only a Metra ride away! I’ve never been, or even heard of the Adler After [...]
With finals week quickly approaching, my friends and I knew this was the last weekend of the fall semester we would be able to let loose in the city. We had high hopes for a fun-filled, holiday-themed weekend and boy did the Windy City deliver! With plans for an ugly Christmas sweater party on Saturday, [...]
Chicago is all a glow with holiday lights, including Lincoln Park Zoo. Starting in December, they are open until 9 pm and show off all the amazing lights they’ve decorate the zoo with. The animals don’t seem too like the lights too much, as many were hiding. While some exhibits were closed, a good number [...]