Living in Chicago - Page 2

Perry Winkle · 03-01-2011, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Hope some of that gives you a picture.

That is what I was looking for. Thanks so much for your input. It's much appreciated.

Shawnee123 · 03-02-2011, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Hebe's Big Field Trip is to Chicago this year.

Wow, when I was in school field trips were like, the planetarium or the nature center. We never went anywhere big (every kid in the US has been to DC I think...I never have.)

Can I go on Hebe's field trip? I could be her "challenged" older cousin.

glatt · 03-02-2011, 07:49 AM

Favorite field trip as a kid? Plimouth Plantation, about 3 hours away from my town in Maine.

monster · 03-02-2011, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Wow, when I was in school field trips were like, the planetarium or the nature center. We never went anywhere big (every kid in the US has been to DC I think...I never have.)

Can I go on Hebe's field trip? I could be her "challenged" older cousin.

I can't decide whether to chaperone or not. It's 4 days. But they're not doing the touristy stuff so much. Each group will study one quarter/area/neighborhood in detail -the history, ethnicity, architecture... and plan a trip to lunch there.

Our school is all about field trips -it's a very large part of the program -getting out into the world and bringing the world into the classroom. Community education. Hebe graduates from the school this year, so this is the "big bang trip" Most other schools in the area go to DC. We have grades 7 and 8 together, so they do this trip every other year. Last year we went to an outdoor camp with an environmental-themed syllabus

Shawnee123 · 03-02-2011, 08:03 AM

I think it's great. Heck, chaperone, it'll be a great experience for you as well.

Have you been to Chicago?

It's another city I'd love to see, along with Philly.

monster · 03-02-2011, 08:08 AM

yes, several times.

Sole responsibility for half a dozen teenagers and I don't get to choose which ones?

monster · 03-02-2011, 08:09 AM

This is why we fundraise so much. Everyone goes.

Pete Zicato · 03-02-2011, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Each group will study one quarter/area/neighborhood in detail -the history, ethnicity, architecture... and plan a trip to lunch there.

That actually sounds like a nifty project and a neat learning experience. Any idea which neighborhoods?

Nirvana · 03-02-2011, 12:07 PM

I don't find the traffic in Chicago as bad as what it must be in Cali. Certain times of the day and its like an interstate. I don't live there but I do go to o Hare allot.

monster · 03-02-2011, 12:08 PM

Not yet. I think they pick their own. I'll keep you informed if you like. 1st week of June is when all y'all had better batten down the hatches. We're staying in college dorms right down town. Assuming I can find the bravado to come. Last year near killed me, and we were in the middle of nowhere.

Pico and ME · 03-02-2011, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana

I don't find the traffic in Chicago as bad as what it must be in Cali. Certain times of the day and its like an interstate. I don't live there but I do go to o Hare allot.

294 isnt so bad, but the Dan Ryan from the Borman during rush hour is a killer. Or so my brother tells.

Pete Zicato · 03-02-2011, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Not yet. I think they pick their own. I'll keep you informed if you like. 1st week of June is when all y'all had better batten down the hatches. We're staying in college dorms right down town. Assuming I can find the bravado to come. Last year near killed me, and we were in the middle of nowhere.

Let me know if you do decide to come in. Maybe we could do lunch.

monster · 03-02-2011, 05:32 PM

That would be cool, but I bet I'd get in trouble for having my group meet a stranger from the internet

Pete Zicato · 03-02-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

That would be cool, but I bet I'd get in trouble for having my group meet a stranger from the internet

Yeah, I figured you might be a leetle busy, but thought I'd offer.

monster · 03-02-2011, 10:23 PM

Well I'll see if I can get away ...and it is the hippy school, they might be cool with it.....

Wait... are you a musician for a living or a hobby/sideline?

03-02-2011, 08:03 AM	#20
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I think it's great. Heck, chaperone, it'll be a great experience for you as well. Have you been to Chicago? It's another city I'd love to see, along with Philly. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-02-2011, 08:08 AM	#21
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yes, several times. Sole responsibility for half a dozen teenagers and I don't get to choose which ones? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-02-2011, 08:09 AM	#22
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	This is why we fundraise so much. Everyone goes. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-02-2011, 12:07 PM	#24
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	I don't find the traffic in Chicago as bad as what it must be in Cali. Certain times of the day and its like an interstate. I don't live there but I do go to o Hare allot. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

03-02-2011, 12:08 PM	#25
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Not yet. I think they pick their own. I'll keep you informed if you like. 1st week of June is when all y'all had better batten down the hatches. We're staying in college dorms right down town. Assuming I can find the bravado to come. Last year near killed me, and we were in the middle of nowhere. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-02-2011, 07:49 AM	#18
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Favorite field trip as a kid? Plimouth Plantation, about 3 hours away from my town in Maine.

03-02-2011, 05:32 PM	#28
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	That would be cool, but I bet I'd get in trouble for having my group meet a stranger from the internet __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-02-2011, 10:23 PM	#30
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Well I'll see if I can get away ...and it is the hippy school, they might be cool with it..... Wait... are you a musician for a living or a hobby/sideline? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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