Field Trips

Whew! What a whirlwind few weeks in the crazy back-and-forth between Madison and Chicago (hopefully home to the 2016 Olympics since that means a high-speed rail will be built to Madison for the events that will be held here - oh, yeah). I have now been on two amazing field trips with the class I'm studying for my research... it's hard to stay focused on my question when I'm enjoying the trip as much as the kids.

We kayaked down the Chicago River from Addison to Chinatown (8 miles through the heart of the city).




We also visited the famous Heartland Cafe (and organic rooftop garden) home to lefty community and political organizing from the 1960s to today, Women and Children First bookstore (one of the last remaining feminist bookstores in the country), Graceland Cemetery (where many of Chicago's most powerful residents are buried), and Hull House - Jane Addams is my new heroine.


If I could run field trips for the rest of my life, I would be so happy.