learning process.

Okay. After my small rant, I want to share what I have actually learned, observed and experienced from the past month of living in the city.

1. Big cities are not for me. Many people love them, but they're just not for me. I am a small town girl at heart. I am thankful that I came to Chicago and learned what I do not want.

2. Chicago style hot dogs are good, except you can't taste the hot dog...

3. The South really is a friendlier place. There have been countless times when I have said good morning or smiled at someone in Chicago and did not receive a  response. People are constantly in a hurry and they will push and shove you to get where they need to go. I will never again complain about how slow things in the South move.

4. The 5:52 Thursday Metra train has a party car.

5. It's acceptable to drink at work.

6. Traffic is real. And it will control your life. Not just two, three, or ten cars, people. Hundreds. Stopped. Honking. Standstill.

7. If you live anywhere in Illinois south of Chicago, you are from the south.

8. The homeless man with the kitten is the only one I give money to, well played, sir.

9. There is nowhere to go to escape civilization and go for a "country" drive. Seriously, I tried. You end up in another suburb.

10. Be thankful for where you came from. Ultimately that will stay with you. You will miss it and desire it more than you know.