The Apartment

I just wanted to quick post some pictures of the new apartment. Sorry for the poor picture quality, I actually took these on my webcam because I am currently camera-less.

This is taken from the back corner of the living room. The entryway is the dark-ish area in the center. The hallway to the bedroom and bathroom is off to the left.



To the right of the dining table (in above picture) is our awesome “kitchen in a closet.” No joke there is about a foot and a half of space between the wall and the cabinet. Fun fun :)



The rest of the living room area (as you can see, we haven’t really finalized our furniture arrangement etc.



Yah for tiny spaces. My bed is on the far left and my closet is next to it on the left wall.



View of the hallway from the bathroom facing toward the living room. Bedroom doorway on the right.



Bathroom.



Turquoise toilet!!

Reality Bites an Idealist

I’ve been thinking about moving to Chicago ever since I was a starry eyed freshmen social work major and found out I could intern in the big city. I imagined myself working in poor neighborhoods, healing people with my expert counseling skills, and maybe even conquering poverty. Throughout that whole time, the reality of CHICAGO and WORK never really hit me. It was all just out there, a blip in the future that I would deal with some other time. Even now, 3 ½ days before I leave, it still doesn’t seem real.

So here I am, a small town Montana girl on the verge of greatness :) I don’t have much to write about yet, but stay tuned. I hope to post here about once a week detailing some of my experiences as a first time social worker and a first time city dweller. Please feel free to post comments, questions, or suggestions for a future post.

I hope idealism wins out on this one.

Peace and Love,
Beth