The Countdown Begins.

Today is the first day of the new year, and the countdown begins.  I leave for Chicago on January 16th, and am to live there for a semester.  This may not seem like a big thing to some, but having lived my full twenty years in the temperate environmental bubble of Southern California, for me, it is a BIG Thing.  

I am willingly throwing myself into "the tundra" (as my mother has lovingly nick-named Chicago) in order to immerse myself in comedy and music... and hopefully develop some immunity to low temperatures.

Will it be cold? Yes.  

Will I know anyone when I get there? No. 

Will it be awesome? You can bet your ass. 

Cheers :-)