day 3

photo by Erica Rose Photography

As a girl originally from the UP...I have a strange love for large cities. I have heard many times from people who are not "city folk" that being downtown makes them feel claustrophobic...that the pace is too fast, too much.

I on the other hand, thrive off the city.

I feel like I really am alone (in a good way), decompressed, relaxed, at rest when I'm sitting on the el or a coffee shop surrounded by people.

Last fall my girlfriends and I vacationed on the East Coast for a "get away" together, and on the front end Andrew and I took 2 days in New York. I know this sounds crazy, but our time in New Hampshire was relational refreshing...but our time in New York was physically refreshing. We felt more relaxed, more "in our element" staying in our little place on W 75th/Central Park W walking to Zabars for breakfast and Greenwich Village for dinner. I think God has used Chicago to mold me into a person who cares about urban spaces (I suppose that's why I have been working in Urban Outreach for the past 4 years!). I look forward to learning about and growing to love other cities in the years to come...but always remembering my first City love, Chicago.

Click here to listen to my chicago anthem.

Say oh, got this feeling that you can't fight
Like this city is on fire tonight
This could really be a good life
A good, good life