sightseeing the american life

it has been exactly one week from my official arrival here, and whoa, has it been one heck of a week or what. i've been downtown to chicago often, and had really awesome experiences there.
life here seems ideal. it makes me wish everyone had this kind of life. it is so much creative and healthier than the ones i've known.
people spend time actually doing activities. they actually know how to live, and the way the city, town, village etc works, makes them able to live without suffocating from pollution or melting from the heat or whatever.
the cool thing about chicago is that it is everything, from modern to ancient, skyscrapers to beaches, asians to africans, roads to parks etc. and the thing is, all of this, is in the same spot, in chicago. you'd think it would be really chaotic but it actually works out nicely in a perfectly organized city.
oh but there are flaws. for example the train. i just don't get it. you pay for a ticket. hurr, i don't even know how that works. there isn't an exact amount of money that you pay. and the machine doesn't swallow the ticket when you exit. that is just weird. the seating is also badly laid out.
it is pretty late and just thinking about how that train works makes me tired. so.. bahubahu