Chicago

Greetings from Chicago! I'm here for an annual HR conference....my first time and I'm a bit amazed at the number of people that showed up. It's quite interesting to see all these HR professionals from all over the world here.....as one instructor said...."This is your safe house....away from all those crazy employees, your nothing is ever good enough boss, and me me me managers." AMEN! I've been having to wake up at 5:30AM everyday to make the shuttle to take me to the conference at 6:30AM. I am completely beat. Not to mention all the walking I've had to do from one end of the convention center to another. By the end of the day....I'm completely pooped out.

Tonight, for the first time since I got here, I ventured out into the city. My hotel is right on Michigan Avenue which is where all the shops are. I walked to an Italian restaurant a block away and almost got lost. People are use to walking here. A block for them is like 5 blocks for me. I left my hotel about 8PM and thought it should be a quiet evening....was I wrong. When I got to my restaurant, I thought it was a Saturday night rather than a Tuesday night. There were a ton of restaurants around me and even more people hanging out. It really felt like I was in the city....I think I can live here.

I plan to do more sight seeing tomorrow after my conference ends. For now I have to get some shut eye....