Student Teacher Blogs
•Hello! This week we, Manna, Kieran, and I, were finally able to eat our delicious Small Cheval scavenger hunt meal! We walked to Small Cheval (only a ten minute walk from our apartment) on a beautiful spring day. We got there and ordered cheeseburgers and fries. Manna and I got garlic aioli fries- ooh la…
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Social Work Student Blogs
•It’s finally April! Yesterday the weather got into the 70s which is the warmest it’s ever been. This is ironic because I’m from California where any 70s temperature would feel cool or even a bit chilly. But it was the perfect weather for this weekend. This weekend my friends and I explored Argyle street which…
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Interdisciplinary Student Blogs
•Easter Greetings from the Gold Coast! Temperatures continue to fluctuate, but for the most part we are making steady progress towards warmer temps and the city feels like it is coming back to life! More people are out and about, and it seems that there is more to do! I have truly enjoyed getting to…
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Student Teacher Blogs
• Hello! Last night I was able to see the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit with Manna, Grace, Daniel, and Mean. We walked in not knowing what was going to happen. It was truly wonderful. After waiting in some lines, we walked into a large expansive space that had several different rooms of varying sizes. On…
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Social Work Student Blogs
•One of the highlights of these past weeks has been the Van Gogh Museum. This was the first time we were able to go to an event in person, so it was an amazing experience to see everyone from class! Safety precautions were implemented such as mandatory mask wearing, social distancing, and hand sanitation that…
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Interdisciplinary Student Blogs
•Greetings from the sunny Gold Coast and happy late St. Patrick’s Day! Being in Chicago for this time of year has been quite the experience! Last weekend, the St. Patty’s Day fun began with celebrations all over the city. Businesses, restaurants, and people were decked out with all shades of green and live music was…
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Student Teacher Blogs
•Greetings and salutations! Exciting news came in yesterday! Chicago Semester has been hosting a scavenger hunt for us students in the month of February and my team has won! We were the student teaching group, appropriately named “Shaping Minds, Changing Lives,” and we totally won. I am still in shock, and so are Kieran and…
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Nursing Student Blogs
•Chicago is starting to open up! This past week I was able to visit the Shedd Aquarium with some of my fellow nursing students. This trip was on the top of my list of must-see things in Chicago. Animals make me happy, so this trip was a great break from my homework and internship. To…
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Social Work Student Blogs
•It’s finally starting to feel like spring! We aren’t fully out of the woods yet with the coldness, but it’s warm enough to start shedding a few clothing layers. With this change in weather, I find myself wanting to be outside more so that I can bask in the nice warm sunlight. I think many…
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Interdisciplinary Student Blogs
•Greetings from the not-as-snowy-thank-goodness Gold Coast! As crazy as it sounds, my semester in Chicago is about halfway done! It continues to amaze me how quickly time flies, but, as they say, time flies when you’re having fun! My internship at Innovative Express Care is continuing to teach me all sorts of new things! I…
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