Hello everyone! It's been a weird month in weather here in the Midwest. Thankfully, I got out during one of the nicer days. My friends and I went during a day off to explore some beautiful Wisconsin places. First we went to a lavender farm,...
You know when you're playing video games or reading wikipedia and suddenly it's 10pm on a worknight? This is basically what I did everyday with the weeded books. I went through the books that were already moved from the collection, put them in a list...
Our first day, my fellow intern Janella and I drove together down the Great River Road along the Mississippi. It's a beautiful drive, especially early in the morning. We saw bald eagles and hawks looking for this next meal. Cranes flew higher then I'd ever...
I was born in the Midwest but I am not from there. I don't remember much about Illinois, recollections hazy like cold smoke in a walk in freezer. So perhaps it is appropriate that in my little American odyssey, that I am greeted by variations of...