An alum writes – ‘a life changing experience’
Sometimes alumni write to let us know what they’re up to. This email came from a 3-week term student, who completed an IT placement with Deeply Rooted Productions integrated with the Chicago Communities and Cultures Seminar.
He writes:
Dear Chicago Center,
Visiting Chicago was most definitely a life changing experience for me and you made it possible. The short term internship/experience I was able to get through your efforts was a badly needed life experience for me, thank you for providing it to me.
Through the things I learned while in Chicago I have learned to open my eyes up to other views on life, and while my personal views and beliefs have not drastically changed, they have become more aware of other people’s unique experiences and how their life can be so much different than my own yet we can all still share a drink, a good book, and life’s lessons together to better prepare ourselves, and understand other people.
Today I work for a small Computer shop in Delphos Ohio fixing and repairing computers in more ways than I had thought possible. I have started to do some more in depth programming and have created a few interesting programs that should keep me busy for quite a while 
The best part of all though is that I’m now (and have been for some time) dating another girl who was also on the trip, and it seems like things are going to stick. We are hoping to get married sometime next year.
Thank you all for the memories and life’s experiences that I was able to learn while in Chicago.