Tasting Chicago (in more ways than one)

For those who have not heard, I've been selected to be Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Marketing Apprentice! For those not familiar with the theater industry, this is a big deal! I will be helping to market and spread the word for some of the best, edgy, in-your-face theatre in Chicago. Can you believe it? (Seriously, can you? I cause I sure can't!). I'll try to do my best to keep you up to date, but as I am writing this in December (wait, no I'm not, this is clearly date marked in July!), things may be a tad bit delayed. (Some future version of me may claim that I'm busy with two jobs and seeing a whole lot of theater, but current July version of me knows nothing about what's coming in the next few months!)

To start my Steppenwolf Chicago journey, I decided to take a weekend trip in July to visit. We found the theatre and the office buildings where I would need to go for my first day. We then had an EIU alumni event to attend (my first as an actual alum!) at a Chicago Cubs game. Unfortunately, it sort-of monsooned and we decided to leave after being delayed for 2 hours. After taking the CTA back downtown to the Metra station, the rain had let up, and we found ourselves in the middle of Taste of Chicago. I look at this whole experience as a win. We didn't have to sit through a whole game miserable and wet; instead, we got to sample some of the best food Chicago has to offer!