Everything food-wise is a little more expensive than what you're probably used to, but everything tastes ten times better than what you're probably expecting. We stopped at several food joints, which all turned out to be absolutely delicious in their own way. From bucket-drummers to theatre to the local cuisine, everything has an incredible amount of soul. Lastly, I want to talk about the culture that thrives within the city. And although there is next to nothing I could do in that moment to help that person, it is important to remember how truly privileged we are. That kind of exposure isn't something I have previously experienced, and especially not in the capacity that homelessness resides in in big cities. To see a person huddling against a wall and sitting on the sidewalk, for someone like me, it is hard to understand. they said you shouldn't give anyone on the streets money. It was hard for me to keep from staring as we drove by, a thousand thoughts racing through my mind, like ".oh, damn. For someone like me who hasn't experienced much homelessness in the small suburb I live in, this was both eye opening and gut wrenching. When just driving through the city, taking note of the amount of poverty stricken citizens and homelessness in the streets is heart breaking. I realized this immediately upon entering the streets of Chicago. To even have the means to plan a trip to somewhere like Chicago, to abandon my safe home and campus in the place I grew up and knew like the back of my hand, this is indeed a privilege.
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