In Chicago

In March, I was able to convince my school superintendent to send me to PowerSchool University. PowerSchool is the Student Information System we use. Although I consider myself a pretty good user of the program, I am NO expert. I need more training. The school found a grant and I happy to report that I'm here in Chicago. My mother and my son were able to come. They will be sight-seeing in Chicago while I'm in class. I do not mind at all! I'll be doing something I enjoy too.

The three of us traveled on Amtrak. It was a lot cheaper than flying but VERY long! We got on the train at 3:00 Friday afternoon and got off Saturday morning at 11:00. I must say, all day yesterday, I felt that I was still on the train. The journey on the train is interesting. You see and meet all kinds of people. People traveling with families, older people, rich,  and not so rich and all in between.

View from a boat tour

We arrived in Chicago and I really didn't know what to expect. I have been in big cities but not as big as Chicago. Boy was I pleasantly surprised. Chicago is NOTHING like I expect. We all have self perceived notions of how things should be. For example, we all think that New York should be smelly and have rude, pushy people. Chicago, I expected about the same. First, Chicago has a lot of green space. There are parks everywhere. There are people walking everywhere. Downtown Chicago, where we are, there are more condos than businesses so this is where people live. We've seen lots of families. I didn't feel scared walking outside. So far, I'm enjoying Chicago. I'm not a city person and still enjoy my little town but this is not a bad place to visit.