Love letter to Chicago

This place has changed me. I am incredibly sad at the thought of leaving it. So I plan on making the most of every. single. moment. from now until August when I leave (*pending internship). I tell myself that I can always come back here if I want to when they will pay me actual money. It's always an option. But the thought of leaving somewhere that has changed you so deeply in such a short amount of time is really difficult.

I can't even describe adequately how much it has done for me. It's worth the money I'm spending to be here. So maybe that helps describe the impact it has had.

My levels of independence and confidence have increased tenfold. I believe that I can achieve my dreams, as incredibly corny as that sounds. Just by moving here I started to prove that to myself. I can learn to adjust to new surroundings, meet new people, form social relationships, explore new things, find places and make them "my own," and become a part of somewhere new. I can go do things by myself without fearing others are judging me for being alone. And this city is full of open-minded people/(ok, let's just say it--liberal people).

So thank you, Chicago, for changing me and making me the kind of person I've always strived to be.