Blogs from Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America - page 6

Ha, we slept better last night because we discovered that we could open the windows in our room. On Sunday night it was too noisy with the air conditioner on and too warm with it off. We opted for too warm which meant that we tossed and turned a bit! It could also have something to do with our body clocks adjusting to local time?? After breakfast this morning we headed into the city again. Having walked straight past the Chicago Cultural Centre yesterday morning without realising it we decided that we should go back and actually visit it this morning to view the stained glass domes. When we arrived it was to discover that a Quality Risk Management seminar was being conducted in the Preston Bradley Hall. How can you conduct something so dry and ... read more

Another boring day in transit today! The alarm was set for 6.00am so that we could get to the airport in good time for our 10.40am flight to Chicago. It was cold, wet and miserable again today so not all that difficult to be leaving England behind - although we will certainly miss the Stalybridge hospitality. Kath and Albert saw us off at about 7.30am in their dressing gowns. With the weather no good for gardening I think they were going to go back to bed for a while. We had a smooth run to Manchester Airport arriving there in about 20 minutes. As American Airlines Flight 55 was departing from Terminal 3 we parked the Golf on the roof of the multi-story car park at Terminal 3. That seemed like the logical thing to do, ... read more

At the beginning of the year we were given iPads. I felt that the iPads took time to adjust to like to pull up the do nows and do online homework. But now they are very easy to use. Because we had homework online I felt lazy and didn't do homework, so my grades dropped and to get them up was the most challenging part of the year. I felt towards the end of the year. My thinking changed and I began to do all my homework and work really went in classes which was on improvement. Because I began to do my homework and projects I believe the best piece of writing I dotheirs year was the road project. This was the best because I could just make stuff up and make the story creative ... read more

Hello all! Been in Chicago for the last three days and have had a ball. A great start to the trip (excluding the horrendous flight)!! We arrived on Monday night and were so tired that we just got something to eat and went to bed. Tuesday was beautiful weather about 29 degrees so we went walking around the parks, went to navy pier, and went on a speed boat architectural tour around lake Michigan and Chicago river. We had bubba gumps shrimp for lunch.. I got the beer infused shrimp with garlic butter yum yum! Later on we had a look at some shops on the magnificent mile then went to cloudS gate. The Chicagoans call it the bean because that's what it's shaped like. It was amazing seeing the city reflection and we took some ... read more

Amnesty International is an organization that is fighting to see "every person-regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity- enjoy all the human rights": found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other internantionally recognized human right standards. This is not just a statement that people are hopping will come true on its own; Amnesty International unites people from all over the world to join and fight for human rights by doing the following: Research, keeping vigilant watch over "the right people", and by publishing hundreds of based on rigorous research. Taking ction, by campaining and long-term case work, by providing people stories of individuals at risk to international media to get the attention of the government officials, corporations, international institutions, and policy makers, and by advocating. With more than 3 mil ... read more

RIHLA #29 - Investigate AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL's website and write a full page summary that explains what the organization is and includes information on ONE article from the website (there are MANY options to choose from depending on where you search). How do your findings relate to Human Rights? What is your reaction? Explain fully. The Amnesty International's website is a group that has many followers all around th... read more

Happy Birthday Blaise!!!! We rent to a really cool Bar for Blaise's Birthday!! It was goooood to see soo many people out in the city again. So is it "Hast du alle Tasten/ Tassen im Schrank?" :D And does a sheep do "beeh" , "baah", or "maaah" ?? Yup, that's what we talk about! In the morning we hit the road again to get to the Badlands. We camped on the way. Had a nice bonfire, food and drinks. It was freezing cold at night though.... read more