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    Austerity Measures and Chicago Style Pleasures
    Austerity Measures and Chicago Style Pleasures
    Austerity Measures and Chicago Style Pleasures
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    Austerity Measures and Chicago Style Pleasures

    By George Shetuni

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    In this travelogue, George Shetuni, goes to Chicago to help his brother move. It proves to be quite an adventure in the big exhilarating city that is Chicago. This humorous essay will make you laugh out loud.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGeorge Shetuni
    Release dateApr 16, 2013
    ISBN9781502244635
    Austerity Measures and Chicago Style Pleasures

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      The following story is true, so if you find it boring, please do not blame me. Blame reality. It is a story that takes place in what is undoubtedly the greatest city in the Midwest: Chicago. Friends, I know what you are asking yourselves: what am I, George Shetuni, a bona fide Columbian, doing in Chicago? Well, my older brother, Brandon is a resident doctor at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in downtown Chicago. You know what this means, right: it’s time to party!

      On this particular trip, as I arrived in Chicago, I was expecting to have a bad time. Honestly speaking, my mom and I came to Chicago to help my brother move. And as we discussed the move, my mom and I often mentioned an Albanian saying: Why do they invite the donkey to a wedding? To do work, of course; I can’t imagine a donkey taking part in the festivities. Likewise, on this trip, there was an undertone of work. But at the same time, or rather unexpectedly, I should say, I often times found myself in an agreeable mood.

      The entire trip was not fun. For example, can you imagine arriving after a seven hour bus ride to a dark, scorching hot and humid apartment without any air-conditioning? Well, that is the exact situation my mom and I found ourselves in at my brother’s place. My brother, Brandon opened the door with a none-to-enthusiastic look on his face.

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