Chicago: People and Places

by sejwa on August 9, 2007

Last weekend I went to Chicago with a group of friends from WashU. The students are part of an Intervarsity ministry to international students. I like Chicago. It is a pretty city. We were only there Saturday and Sunday, so we didn’t get to see a lot, but we still got to see many interesting sights. Below are some of the pictures I took. I will post more later.

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The first place we went to was a place called Chinatown. Apparently there are several communes, including an India town, Latino town, Polish town, and others. I was told that there are more Poles in Chicago then in the capital of Poland (Warsaw?).

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Behind us is the Chicago Tribune building. We were walking downtown somewhere.

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We went to the 96th floor of the Hancock building. There are lots of nice views from there. My ears popped as we ascended in the elevator.

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This is a view of the city jutting out into Lake Michigan.

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This is a guy from Ethiopia. His name is Alemayehu.

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A guy from Nigeria. His name is Todun.

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Vernal. He is from Jamaica

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Alicia on the left and Patricio in the foreground. They are a couple from Chile. The guy on the right is a friend of Vernal’s, who was visiting form Jamaica.

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Me with the Sears Tower growing out of my head.

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From left to right is Todun, Amanda, and Janet Atkins. Amanda is from India, and Janet is one of the leaders of International friends. Behind them is a waterfall.

More to come later!

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James August 9, 2007 at 2:07 am

Great pics… it looks fun! I think I recognize a few of the buildings from when I went on a missions trip there in the summer of ’06.

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Audrey August 9, 2007 at 7:36 am

Looks like a lot of fun, Seth! The pictures turned out nicely.

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janice August 9, 2007 at 7:38 am

Great pictures, Seth! I too recognize many locations from when we lived up that way.

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Gary August 9, 2007 at 8:47 am

Looks like a very good trip.

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David August 9, 2007 at 9:44 pm

I like the pictures. Brings back memories. Whenever I have meetings near the top of BofA tower, my ears always pop somewhere between the 41st and 46th floors.

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janice August 10, 2007 at 1:47 pm

Seth, that’s a great picture of you in front of the self park sign. Your stance looks like Superman!

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