DAY 2. 11:02 PM
After waking up from an uncomfortable sleep on the hard lounge sofa, I woke Yuefan up so that we could go exploring around the University of Chicago campus. It was definitely something to look forward to, since I haven't been outside in real snow in a long time. We took a trolley into the campus since it was about a few miles away from where we were. I remember it was the first time I felt really uncomfortable outside in the cold, because in California... you'd never expect it to fall below 30 outside.
Me and Yuefan stopped into a breakfast nook to eat a heavy meal, and I got the steak and scrambled eggs (my favorite breakfast). After breakfast, we starting walking around the place while Yuefan was giving me the 4-1-1 on each building that we were going through.
We walked through church buildings, lecture halls, monuments, and museums for quite a bit. University of Chicago is one of those campuses that you would expect to portray the "visual" experience of a college campus. It's way better to look at than any of the UCs that I've visited, so I felt like taking a bunch of snapshots.
I was incredibly cold walking through the heavy snow, so I wanted to work up a sweat. We walked into the Ratner gym, where I could see all the awards and Heisman trophies displayed in an awesome showcase presentation. Anyway, we decided to kill as much time as possible by shooting around and lifting some weights. Afterwards, Yuefan taught me how to fence... which I thought was an incredible sport once you get the hang of it.
It was tiring for a while once we got out of the gym and had to tour some more, but it got my mind off of the cold air blowing in my face.
Afterwards, we got onboard the train to Chinatown in downtown Chicago and looked around for some souvenirs... but the best thing you can find around here is cooking ware and Chinese antiques. I remember once the sun went down, the temperature went down like crazy! It was painful going outside, that I thought I was going to catch pneumonia! So me and Yuefan went into a cafe and ordered a crapload of food in order to warm up a bit and eat some more food... since the last time we ate was in the morning.
To sum it up, we walked back to the train station and got back around 9 PM. We shot a little pool, and then I decided to knock out. Guess where? The closet. Don't ask... it was the only place that was available to sleep in.
