Amtrekkin' 2

I woke up to the light shining through the shades and my cold feet hanging outside of the confines of the warm blanket I was so gracious to have. I hoped into the shower to rinse the past couple days off my skin, I was going to a new city, time for a clean slate again. I packed up my stuff said goodbye to Phil and his hilarious, New York roommate Tal. The Metra station is only about a mile and a half from their quad, but with all of my luggage on my back it seemed like a much longer walk. My back was sore and my legs were tired quickly after I took off so I stopped on a park bench to rest and to eat some granola I thankfully packed with me. After a good rest I loaded back up, endured the cold wind, the funny looks and boarded the Metra to Chicago.

I’m sitting on the Amtrak train right now in Union Station waiting to take off to Minneapolis. Looking back on my first stop in Chicago, I had a great time. However, I feel like I stayed in one section of the city and I wish that I could have explored more. Unfortunately I feel like this is going to be the case in every city I visit, two days isn’t really enough time to get to know a gigantic city. Maybe I’ll have to do this again over the summer, although, it’s a little early to tell if I’m going to want to.