Summer In Chicago Essay

My summer of 2017 consisted of visiting places all over the United States such as New York City, Washington D.C., and Florida. Not only did traveling this summer teach me new things, but it also made me go outside my comfort zone and experience new things. This was single-handedly the best summer of my life and wish I could relive it over again.

I awoke on a cool summer morning, at first I wasn't completely there but then, a chill of excitement ran down my spine as I realized my family was going camping today. I ran down stairs past the mountains of camping supplies and clothes to talk to my parents in the kitchen. They said we were leaving soon and that I should start packing all of the supplies into our trusty old Ford Expedition. After about 20 minutes of packing our SUV to the brim with all of the things we would need to survive in the wilderness for a few days, we said goodbye to our three cats and headed for Steelville Missouri.

When we were leaving to Maryland, I was sad to leave my dog but we had no choice. Our trip to Maryland was about 12 hours long but we took about 14 or 15 hours. We left at 3 in the afternoon, and we did get lost a few times but we had a GPs. We passed by Ohio and it was so long. We also passed by Columbus and it was beautiful. We passed by a lot of cities. When we were in West Virginia my dad almost ran over a drunk man and he even looked to see if there were any cars but he just walked! The ride was so long but my brother and I couldn't sleep, all 4 of us pulled an all nighter.

This summer, in the first week of August, we went to Brighton, Michigan. I along with my grandma Sharon, my same age uncles: Logan and Cole, and my brother Hayden were all going. At 10:30 AM we left, getting into her in her car piling our stuff in. This consisted for me of 3 books, a deck of cards, a stick of deodorant and a few changes of clothes. I finished the first book, Rangers Apprentice The Lost Stories, about three hours down the road and halfway through it we stopped at the Iowa I-80 truck stop, the world's largest truck stop, for lunch. After that I talked with Cole for another two hours. We stopped at a rest stop just out of Chicago and stretched out our legs. from there it was a straight run up into Michigan and from there into

My dad in his orange shirt, cargo shorts, and baseball cap stood out among everyone else. We weaved in and out of the crowd. Eventually we stopped at a bar. Everyone ordered and food appeared and the table was covered by hot wings, hamburgers, and chips. I remember looking out the window and seeing the rush of the city. There is something thrilling about how fast and busy everyone is. Now that we were finished eating we needed to figure out what we wanted to do. My mother looked up attractions in Chicago. There were multiple places we could have gone but I had my heart set on one place, the Art Institute of

Chicago is 237 square miles of land. It is a home to an estimated 2,695,598 residents. Have dozens of cultural institutions, historic sites and museums. Some interesting facts include: nearly 40 million people visit Chicago annually. In 1900, Chicago successfully completed a massive and highly innovative engineering project reversing the flow of the Chicago River so that it emptied into the Mississippi River instead of Lake Michigan. Each year, the Chicago River is dyed green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois is one of the few free zoos in the United States. The Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in North America with 1,100 animals from about 200 different species. I chose to write about Chicago because one day I hope to live in that city with its great attractions.

By the end of our trip between the bears, the tram, and rafting I could not have felt ever more enjoyed by the feeling of being one with nature. As our vacation days came to an end the following morning I heard my mom whisper "Johnny, get your stuff it’s time to leave," as it was time to make the road trip back home. The great memories and stories I have from this trip are one of the greatest things I have ever experienced. I hope to one day go back and create more amazing stories and

Most people, if not everyone, knows about Chicago. They know that it is the third most populated city in the US, and that it's the home of the Cubs. Chicago comes to mind as this crowded, popular city with skyscrapers, lots of wind, and great shopping, and while all of this is true, the city endured many struggles before it reached what it is today.

Beep! Beep! Beep! My alarm blared and I knew it was time to hit the road. After 6 extremely long, tiring hours in the car, we stopped in Champaign, Illinois for lunch. After an amazing meal, we were on the road again traveling towards Chicago.

Since it was so early in the morning, I decided to sleep for a little while but was awoken by the sun. I put my headphones in and watched the scenery change. We took a couple of pit stops for gas,restroom breaks, etc. Finally after driving for what felt like forever, we made it to Red Bluff. Once we arrived we saw my mom’s friend and her husband waiting right there next to their car. We got off and started to pack all of our stuff into their car and we said goodbye to our dad. As we drove from California to Oregon, the scenery changed from yellow and dried up to green and a lot of trees. We finally got to our final destination in Springfield, Oregon. We went back to room that we stayed in last year and unpacked and put our stuff where it went last year. We had pizza and watched a movie before it was time to

We left Kansas City after school one Friday and made our way through the very flat, very uninteresting state of Kansas. I slept the majority of the drive out to the great land of Colorado. For the first night of our stay, Dad rented a hotel room since it was dark and too hard to see to pitch the tent.

The summer before I went into the sixth grade my mom took my two sisters Natalie and Liberty, my brother Derek and I to Chicago for a family trip. We drove for a long 8 hours. My mom picked Chicago because that is where she was born and raised. She also wanted us to know where she lived and know about her childhood. When we arrived in Chicago, the first thing we did was go to the neighborhood my mom lived in with her adopted family and where my grandparents lived. My mom cried a little because it had been so long since she had visited her old house. After that we went and checked into our hotel and went to dinner at a steakhouse. Then once we were done eating we went to a car show.

How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.

This adventure that I experienced will always be a memory I am longing to relive. My dad was assigned a business trip for his work, and being the loving man he is, he brought the rest of the family along with him. The entire twelve hour drive I was elated. When we had finally payed the five-dollar

It was the summer of 1977, and my father decided to pack the station wagon and drive from Fort Worth to Tampa, Florida. Besides my parents in the vehicle, my two sisters and brother also joined us for the long journey. I was young and excited and did not realize the distance my father would be driving on this trip. We made two stops on the way down and the first one was in Mississippi at a Holiday Inn. My first time spending the night the night at a hotel occurred on this vacation, and I was excited. We had adjoining rooms with my parents, and we spent the evening in the pool and watching television all night. I was never aware of my parents’ finances but I know now, we did not have a lot of money. From Mississippi, we stopped again in Tallahassee, Florida and we swam in the ocean during the afternoon and hit the hotel pool in the