Connecting the dots

What do the planetarium, Chicago, and an open bar have in common? Well, it's the perfect combination to meet an old high school classmate! I couldn't believe it. I was at a formal with a friend of mine and just as I turned around in my sassy red dress, i saw a girl from high school that i hadn't seen in over 9 years! talk about a small world. what do you say to someone you haven't seen in almost a decade? hello is good for starters. and then comes the catching up part.

chicago is fantastic. despite the cold and "windy city" namesake, the town is brimming with life and diversity. as i sipped my tall nonfat latte from one of the many Starbucks on michigan ave, i couldn't help but feel like i wasn't in the midwest. chicago is very cosmopolitan and the architecture of the city is very unique.

out of curiosity, i went and visited the lakeshore apartment buildings designed by the well known architect mies van der rohe. i studied his work in my architecture class in berlin, and it was quite satisfying to see one of the works i'd read and learned about in the flesh! ah, the sweet pleasure of reconnecting with a past experience.

as i strolled along the street all bundled up (yes, it's cold), with a beige wool scarf wrapped tightly around my neck and cotton gloves protecting my california hands from the biting cold, i kept having flashbacks of those cold winter days in stockholm.