HELLO.
Finally. Now that I'm done for the Spring term, I have a plenty of time to spend on whatever I want, hence I finally decided to build a blog in English. I tried WordPress first, but didn't really like it. Maybe too complicated for me. Then, I came back to Serene Bach, my all-time favorite blogware. It's simple, clean, and fast. Too bad it hasn't been released in English.
Anyways.
On Saturday, I'm leaving for Chicago with my friends. Yes, I'm gonna spend my Spring break in the Windy City. How exciting! But, why Chicago? Well, there's an epic movie called "The Darjeeling Limited" that main characters travel in India by sleeping car. This movie just made me and my friends want to do the same thing. But India's kinda too far, so we sought somewhere accessible, then we found an Amtrak train named Empire Builder. This sleeper train connects Portland and Chicago in 45 hrs. It perfectly fits our needs.
Some say it's better to get there by airplane, but the whole point of this trip is to feel what it's like to travel a few days by train. I do hope it's worth it. I'm pretty sure that our "beloved" Amtrak would be delayed for hours, though that's also a fun aspect of the trip. I guess.
I'm really really really excited already so I bet I can't sleep on Friday night...
i bought a tiny little chicago guidebook today.. i couldn't help myself. hehehe :)
damn, every time i think about 45 hours i get dizzy.. but that's the reason why we're going! :D
i'm excited too.