I don’t live in Chicago but I live in a suburb belonging to Chicago. I HATE going to Chicago. I just feel too stimulated, claustrophobic by all the buildings, there’s also filth, too much noise, pollution, too many cars, too many people, not enough GREEN…I think I would die if I lived there. I can’t stand where I live even though its not as horrible as Chicago. I always wanted to live in the country but somewhere that has grocery stores and other necessities nearby so I wouldn’t be in the total wilderness. Sometimes I have to go to Wisconsin or the into the more “country” parts of Illinois like Rockford for example and on the way there I get so jealous. When I see farms, and houses nestled in open spaces of land my heart skips a beat. I want to live someplace like this someday. When I was in Greece I had to stay in a village that isn’t even written on a map for a month, away from everything in the mountains and I loved the peacefulness and beauty.

Sadly, I don’t know if my dream can come true because I don’t think I can leave my family. I can’t drive either which makes things difficult.