I had to work for the past two “Wellness Fridays” for half-day, and today, I took a Friday off to compensate for these two halves. It was the only day off I took during Boris’ visit, and we had plans.
The first and the most important thing we did – we went kayaking! There are many kayaking opportunities in Chicago, and I knew that Boris wanted to try it. However, I was more than scared to try, and the reason I finally gave in was the offer from the Shedd Aquarium: they run “Kayaking for conservation” tours, where they show the conservation and restoration efforts on the Chicago RIver. I chose a tour “for people with no experience” and signed us up.
Boris really enjoyed it. As for me, I am happy that I overcame my fears, although it was not easy. Perhaps if I would practice more, I would start to enjoy it. Today it was mostly “I made it!”
In the evening, we went to the Millennium Park concert. It’s hard to believe, but it was my first time this summer! Somehow things never worked: either because of the weather or because of other commitmenst. Oh, how much I missed Carlos Calmar and his comments about composers! How could I miss most of the season!!!
I think, it was pretty much perfect 🙂
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