And I'm Homesick Already....

[UTGal]

It's only been 5 days and I'm already missing Austin like crazy....

 

[horninchicago]

Yeah I'm still surprised I'm here. Will go back to Texas when the time is right.

 

[Barton Hills]

I went to Chicago a few months ago and fell in love with the city ... but it still ain't no Austin.

Good luck, you'll get adjusted soon enough.

 

[UTGal]

Thanks Barton....time will tell, I suppose.

 

[HornBud]

Here's what you have to look forward to:

 

[UTGal]

UGH!!! I will never make it through that....I will be doing alot of this!

 

[Ramathorn]

It's 72 degrees here.


Cold in the morning though.


The guy on the right looks like a cross between W and Mack.

 

[drewbleedsorange]

Who's the stalker-looking guy in the background

 

[NEOKHORN]

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[LonghornLayla]

That dude in the back is really scary looking!

Hopefully you adjust alright. If not, Texas will be waiting for you.

 

[THEU]

I went to grad school in the North burbs of Chicago. I LOVED my 3 years there, and was a bit sad that it wasn't longer. I always say Chicago is the place I would live if I had to move back to the States (out of Texas I mean).

If you need any good places to eat, things to do, feel free to PM me and I will see if I can't give you some ideas.

 

[Ramathorn]

That's Lord Steven Reagal.



I'm sure he's fine. He's just posting.

 

[UTGal]

Yeah, he looks awfully scary in the picture...was a really nice guy....odd.

 

[blkshoes]

i have never lived outside of texas. takes alot of guts to move away from friends and family, and maybe i never had enough. applied for several jobs in chicago after my training seminar, but never got a bite. though i have marketable skills, i have a feeling that there are enough people with the same skills already in the area, so no need for anyone to pay relo expenses to move me there. are you working yet?

 

[UTGal]

No, I'm not -- have been sending our resumes though. We shall see. I've never lived anywhere but Austin (6th generation Austinite) and I'm having serious doubts about whether or not I have the guts to stay past November....
I miss my family.

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

I missed it, so I apologize in advance for asking something you've probably answered a bunch already.

Why did you go to Chicago in the first place?

 

[Ramathorn]

UTGal, stay. You can do it.


My only critique would've been, maybe you should've waited for the summer. Weather is better up there (obviously), but it's football season down here.


Regardless, stay.

 

[MaduroUTMB]

I will go study on the beach in your honor. It's a bit windy; I might have to don pants.

 

[UTGal]

Just came for a change of scenery....

I met a guy the other night and he invited me to tailgate at Soldier Field on Sunday morning....hope I'm alive after our game on Saturday night....

 

[HornBud]

Same guy that sent you virus?

My only advice is to accept that you moved there and to make the most of it. Chicago has a lot to offer, and taking in a Bears game at Soldier Field is a good start. There's a lot to do there, and the museums next to the field are pretty awesome. My former girl friend told me about the Museum of Industry was the best one she's ever been to, but we didn't have time to see it when we were there. Went the smaller planetarium next door.

Milwaukee is pretty short drive away, and that was a pretty cool town as well.

Don't forget the food. One of the big things Texans miss when they leave is the good cheap food we have here. Now, it's not going to be cheap, you just have to accept that, but you have some great places to get your grub on up there, and you'll probably need to find a local who's plugged in take you to the best spots.

What's going to get you through the winter is just keep thinking about the beach. It's not the ocean, but I'll take it over the Texas Gulf any day.

 

[ctrl+alt+del]

That guy in the back looks like Michael Flatley, Lord of the Jukebox.

 

[UTGal]

Haha -- yeah, he freaks me out everytime I look at that picture...