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it feels weird, waking up in the morning, suddenly realizing you're in a different place. i mean, when i dream, its still back in the land of elephants (and maybe panda.) i guess its because the weather is just...hot. without airconditioning. oh imagine the pain some people would have. (hint-my sister, and about twen ty other people i know.)
it seems like everything in the us of a is huge, in a good way.
chicago isn't just skyscrapers like i've always thought. there is the lake michigan, which is so huge (and i was so lucky to get a chance to sail in it), and there are parks all around the lake. alittle history here- there are parks because after the chicago fire, everything burned down and they rebuilt the whole city and said no skyscrapers could be built near the lake. also because they rebuilt the whole city, the roads and blocks are very organized. Actually the only thing that survived the fire was the water building because it was built with bricks whereas the other buildings were all built with wood. and the story behind the fire is a cow accidentally kicked a lantern. that's it. one cow burned half of chicago. amazing.
the air and water show is a show where military planes fly around with smoke coming out of their butts. pretty cool.
so that's it for now. more later. bahu bahu.

chicago view from lake michigan air and water show skyscrapers