Month: December 2014

Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor

Chicago, My Kind of Town

Sometimes, I feel like it’s a great thing to go into something without a lot of expectations, just because you don’t really get disappointed… although, had I expected a lot from Chicago, I still would have been blown away. Like I said in a couple of past posts, I’ve only been to Chicago once before. […]

The Sunday Currently Vol. 8

Hello! I just came home from the mountains. We were very vigilant about the traffic so we left pretty early and got home pretty early (in time for lunch, can you believe?). Traffic on the way to Tagaytay/Batangas is terrible this time of year, so we were extra-paranoid and left for Manila at 8am. Reading […]

Shedd Aquarium

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago

One of the super fun places we went to was the Shedd Aquarium! I really have no recollection of this city, aside from a bus ride and a sort of interactive exhibit, from when I was last there, but then again I was 4. (Am I making this memory up, parents?) Anyway, we spent most […]

The Field Museum, Chicago

I know I post a lot about art museums and exhibits, but when I go to the States, I like popping by natural history museums like The Field Museum in Chicago. Incidentally, I haven’t been to the one in New York (possibly because I’m too overwhelmed with everything else I ought to do while there), […]