Chicago

I recently visited Chicago with my boyfriend and some other friends. I was excited to go back to one of my favorite cities. I fell in love with Chicago the first day I set foot in that magnificent city. When I was younger, the city seemed huge and appeared to never end. But now, it was easy to make our way through the busy streets and find all of our stops. Gino's pizza was our choice for lunch, I would recommend Giordano's pizza, but I was up from trying a new place. The building that houses our eatery looks very familiar to me and I realized that this pizzeria was not the original occupant. I had wanted to eat at my all time favorite restaurant, Ed Debevic's, but our party was against it. Right across the street from Gino's was my beloved Ed's. It was then that I realized how much the city had changed since the last time I saw it. The Hard Rock Cafe had a new home, next to a modern fancy looking McDonald's. The American Girl Store no longer was in the cute building with red flags on the exterior. To me, it looked like the store had down sized. Horror struck me when I did not rediscover the unique toy store, FAO Schwartz. FAO was a magical toy store where children could play with toys and discover something new on every level. The heart of the store lied with the gigantic floor piano. This particular piano had been used in the movie "Big" starring my favorite actor, Tom Hanks. That piano, that store was now gone along with the magic. The city was still beautiful but seemed smaller. I found it funny that when my boyfriend received a phone call, I had to lead him through the crowded streets. Good thing I'm a small girl who can easily maneuver in a big city. All in all the trip was fun and still perfectly picture worthy. I hope to go back again and soon to revisit my old stops and see all the new things Chicago has done.

Not What You Know But Who You Know

Being at the Art Institute of Indianapolis, students are required to take a class called career development. This class is very beneficial for the students to be prepared for the job market after they graduate. Sitting in class today, something hit me, the quote "It's not what you know, but who you know." Back in the old days, a person was hired by their skills not by their social status or how many high class people they knew. People really did not have "in" into jobs, they just had the skills and qualifactions. Today, graduates and business people in general are required to network inorder to find a job. You will get the job if you have a connection to the desired company. For introverts, like myself, this concept is not ideal. We would rather show someone our work and get the job based on our skills and not how many networking events we go to or how many followers we have on all the various social networks. It could be a confidence issue that keeps me from getting out and meeting people, or it could just be that I am shy. Whatever the reason, I know I have to get over it and network with people. With this job market, I could use all the help I can get. I just hope that my future employer will care more about my work and not my contacts. Wish me luck as I will be career hunting in a year or so.