Memorial Day Veterans Memorial Day long weekend, my friend and I walked all the way from Lincoln Square housessitting to Foster Beach. Summer is here, and there are people everywhere who come out to bask in the sun. Chicago's winter is too long and summer is too short, everyone...

Went to the Green City Market farmers market in Lincoln Park on Wednesday, there are a few different locations in Chicago. The impression of farmers’ markets in the United States over the years is one word: “expensive”, especially in Orange County, California, and San Francisco in the Bay Area, in…

This week, I started looking at houses in the Lincoln Square area. The owner is a young Indian couple. They will return to India for a three-week wedding the next day. Unfortunately, the day before I came, their washing machine was broken and it was too late to fix it, so I had to go to the public laundry room near their home to do my laundry. Come…

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. I saw an APIDA Art Festival event. I saw a familiar name on the website. I met it last year when I was taking a Spanish class in San Cristóbal, Mexico…

I wanted to go to the Garfield Park Conservatory last weekend, so I went directly. When I arrived, I realized that I had to make an appointment in advance to enter, so I went back home. I made an appointment in advance this Wednesday. The plants and flowers in the greenhouse are very beautiful. I really like the desert vegetation with a lot of cacti. It reminds me of Mexico...

Went to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, which is free to Illinois citizens every Tuesday. It looks big from the outside, but there are not many exhibitions inside, and it didn't take long to finish the visit.

Recently, I really want to eat Middle Eastern food. Since I made hummus, I have always wanted to try falafel, and finally I had the opportunity to make falafel for the first time. Falafel is actually chickpea vegetable balls, usually fried, but I think frying is too troublesome and unhealthy, so I baked falafel in the oven...

On Monday, I went with some friends to watch a talk show in a small bar they often go to. When I arrived, I saw a list on a small table, and those who were going to go on stage to talk about the talk show could write their names on it. Most of them seem to be regular customers, and they also go to different venues to talk about talk shows. Everyone has their own style, and most jokes involve…

I moved back to this familiar yet unfamiliar city. At that time, I moved here after graduating from graduate school. I was busy with work and got married a few years later. My social circle was also small. Most of my friends around me were Chinese teachers. When I came back this time, I found that I have never been to many places in Chicago and I don’t know much about them. I haven’t even been to some small restaurants, shops, and supermarkets near where I live. Once in Chi…