Poutin Stil

Day II.90 (455): Thursday, September 13
Chicago Files

I have located my local bar. Now I can really settle in.

I am starting to get my bearings here: where the Walgreens is, the Dominick's (big grocery chain), the fruit market, the train stop, the local coffee shop and the local bar...these things are key. Last night I met up with Shardul, a friend from NYU, and I picked a bar that was close to my apartment so I could walk there and home.

The bar is very laid back and has a Jack Russell terrier mascot who hangs out there, and even sits on the bar stools. This is definitely the kind of relaxed atmosphere that will help me survive grad school.