weekend?

Is it the weekend?
Yesterday my advisor took us on a tour of the southside. We saw housing projects and extreme poverty all the way to Columbia College, where he teaches Economics. Although he is the most intimidating individual I have ever met in first impression, I am learning to love his weird personality and absolutely outlandish sense of humor. After that we were able to fix a quick dinner, then we had to head off to a young playwrights festival. The plays left us laughing, reflective, and tired.

Today we went to a 3 and a half hour 'catholic' mass. It was more like an evangelical predominately black service with catholic rituals mixed in. It certainly was a cultural event...that made my ears hurt. During the service, I calculated that these people spend about 150+ hours in mass a year. We then went grocery shopping and I made dinner for the house. Now I am faced with journals to write, homework to do, applications to finish, and mental preparation for the first day on my practicum tomorrow!
I am meeting an ex-Chicago Center student at the bus-stop who did the same practicum I am doing and got hired afterward. He and I will go to work together, which will be very helpful. Am I nervous? Yes. But I am also very excited to see what I got myself into! In less than 12 hours I will be starting my first day as a social worker.

The weather continues to be in the 1 digits and the windchill even worse.