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| Spring Break, Part. I. Pack your sandals and break out the sunscreen!! We're off to . . . |
| Chicago. |
| We're not in Cabo anymore. Linda shows off her newly-purchased Chookas in an icy alley. |
| On Day 1, I went to a club where, as usual, I was overdressed despite my efforts to blend in with the young crowd, donning my Forever 21 attire. We were there to celebrate Byun's birthday (pictured right) but it was well- understood that I was there to (1) meet face-to-face the people I stalk online (through their blogs, xangas, etc.) and (2) hopefully be featured on aforementioned blogs, xangas, etc., the following day. And it worked. |
| A productive evening. I cyberstalk 3 out of 5 people in this photo. (Picture stolen from someone else's Xanga.) |
| On Day 2, I went to church with Linda and Phil. The sermon was on John 12. Later that evening, a bunch of us met for tapas. |
| Reenacting John 12. (Though I'm not sure what translation Phil was reading, where Jesus was posed as Phil is here.) |
| Tapas brings people together. See the guy waving in this picture? Why is he sheepishly grining? Perhaps it's because I just publically chastised him for talking during my prayer over the meal. That's right, Jin. I was praying. |
| Even though I've known these people forever, I still manage to learn new things about them. When I first met Ed our freshman year, I assumed he didn't speak English. So I never bothered talking to him. But it turned out he spoke perfect English. (In fact, he was an English major.) I also assumed he wasn't a citizen and couldn't vote. But this week, I learned he was born in Oregon. Ed is as American as apple pie. |
| Here are two of my Korean friends, Cathy and Ed, bowing to me, as dictated by their culture. |
| And what visit to Chicago would be complete without a series of Asian group pictures? |
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| I believe the directions were, "Make love to the camera with your eyes!" I'll be the first to admit...that's some pretty scary love making. |
| Day 3: Linda and I visit the Body Worlds exhibit at the Museum of Science & Industry, where real bodies were displayed. As a token of our visit, Linda bought me a keychain of a t-shirt with a human heart on it. A touching gesture by a wonderful host. |
| Heads galore: my head, a reflection of my head, and a slice of someone else's head. |