{"id":550,"date":"2022-01-24T19:49:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T00:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=550"},"modified":"2022-01-24T19:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T00:49:32","slug":"other-than-just-good-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2022\/01\/24\/other-than-just-good-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Other than just good music &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was the early 1990&#8217;s when I received the opportunity to study in the US., and my options were just three. The first option was Rochester, NY. Unfamiliar with the location at that time, I automatically passed to the next option, Huston, TX. To be honest, I thought my English wouldn&#8217;t improve if I chose something closer to Mexico. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I adventure to my third and ideal selection, Chicago, IL. At that time, all I knew about the city was the &#8220;The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2HCR4c1zPyk\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2HCR4c1zPyk\" target=\"_blank\">Blues Brothers<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MZaHkYYKvh8\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MZaHkYYKvh8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Superbowl Shuffle<\/a>.&#8221; to my surprise, the town was more than just good music and fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bensound - Allthat by Alex P\" width=\"740\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1203002416&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=740\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Music:\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0<em>All That\u00a0<\/em>\u00bb\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bensound.com\/\"><strong>Bensound.com<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a matter of fact, one of many stories during my multiple visits to Millenial Park and strolling to a good Bears game in Soldier Field led me to this discovery in 2004, a sign stating that the clouds will come closer to Chicago. Everyone was puzzled and curious, and after two years of speculation, in 2006, the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.choosechicago.com\/articles\/tours-and-attractions\/the-bean-chicago\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.choosechicago.com\/articles\/tours-and-attractions\/the-bean-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cloud Gate<\/a>&#8221; was open. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Chicago.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Chicago.jpg 800w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Chicago-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Chicago-768x387.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/43355249@N00\/34789346695\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Chicago&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/43355249@N00\" target=\"_blank\">szeke<\/a>\u00a0is licensed under\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/?ref=openverse&amp;atype=rich\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bean brought a flair to the park and the town, to my surprise and many. 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