Tonight I went to dinner with my son to an Indian restaurant on Devon Avenue. It is one of those things I always have meant to do, but I have never done. We thoroughly researched on Zagat's and Metromix and Yelp and other blogs and settled on Tiffin. The meal was outstanding. It was much better than the Indian restaurant in Lincoln Park we usually walk to. We'll be back.
School forced me to explore much more of the city than I was used to. While working, my world was home, the El, the Loop, and home again. I made the occasional foray into Bucktown, Wicker Park, and when visiting family, Albany Park. School forced me back to Hyde Park, but also into some other neighborhoods - Englewood, Woodlawn. My newest job has pushed me into even more areas, as has my board membership. West side. Uptown. North Lawndale. I go to neighborhoods now I would not have dreamed of while in the corporate world. They are typically not as scary as I imagined them to be in my head.
It makes me feel even more that Chicago is my home. I still like my neighborhood the best, but I have always liked the idea of those other neighborhoods. Lately, I have also enjoyed the reality of them. It has been fun. I look forward to discovering more.
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