Monday, March 24, 2008

Hair update

Oh, and my hair grew back, by the way. You can't even tell it had been horribly disfigured. I know you were all waiting impatiently for an update on that.

Next stop: Chicago

This weekend, I'm on my way to CHICAGO, which will be my new home for the next year as of mid-June or so. I found out that I matched at a neuropsychology internship at University of Illinois-Chicago, which is a great program. I'm really excited. So though I've been to Chicago a few times already, I'll be looking at it with a different eye this time. I'm going to try to scope out neighborhoods and get some ideas about where I'd want to (and NOT want to) live. We're also going to be meeting up with Kia's parents there, and I'll be getting a gift of sorts - a 1993 white Toyota Camry, courtesy of Kia's grandmother, who isn't driving it anymore. Here's an idea of what my new ride will look like:



Mountains in background not included.








So it's definitely nice to finally know where I'm going to be going and what the next stage will be, but kind of sad/scary to think that I'll be leaving here, which is comfortable and familiar and all. I'll be back frequently to visit Kia, since she's probably going to stay for the year for her job, but it'll be tough to go. At the same time, I'm pretty excited about Chicago, living in a big city, and all the perks that go along with it. And internship. That will be a new challenge too.