My name is Liane Olson, I am a senior from Cornell College majoring in Sociology. This next semester with the Chicago Program has so many incredible events ahead of it, and I look forward to sharing them here.
Spring semester kicked off on Sunday February 2nd, and after just two weeks I feel like I am starting to live like a true Chicagoan. My apartment, which I share with two other wonderful people, is located in Hyde Park. It is a historic neighborhood that boasts claims to fame such as home to President Obama, the University of Chicago, and the Museum of Science and Industry.
This map, courtesy of Wikipedia's page on Hyde Park, displays the neighborhood boundaries. Notice how close we are to the lake! Spring cannot come soon enough. I am anticipating relaxing by the lakefront as soon as the snow melts.
I will be one of three students bloggers for the program this semester, We will all be sharing our experiences of being an ACM Chicago Program student. This program offers three areas of concentration: Art, Entrepreneurship, and Urban Studies. I am enrolled in the Urban Studies seminar, which for the Spring of 2014 has the theme of Human Rights and Creative Social Change in the Chicago Context. I cannot wait to share what I learn from my seminar here! There is also a class held every Friday, known as Core Course, which brings all students together for the day. In each of our classes, we get to take our learning into the city to experience first hand what were are discussing in the classroom.
Pleas note that I am one of the few remaining people on the planet without a Smart Phone so I have to remember to bring my camera (Hence the reasoning for such bleak first blog picture wise). I promise, much more photographs will be included in my upcoming posts....
Hope you are as excited as I am to see what this Chicago adventure holds in store!
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