Windy City ...

So Michelle & I survived the 2-day ordeal that encompassed our studies for the past several months: our Certifying Internal Medicine Examination. The test is offered once a year at the Wyndham Hotel in downtown Chicago, so we flew in the day before and had a comfortable stay at the Radisson two blocks away (thanks Al!). Overall the test was quite difficult, 600 multiple choice questions that got harder as the test wore on. We won't know the results until November. We also caught up with several classmates from medical school in between, many are doing fellowship (pulmonary or cardiology); the rest are attending internists.

Michelle & I celebrated with dinner and drinks after the exam, catching up with our close friends from school: Patrick & Tochi who both live outside the city. They're both enjoying life in the midwest, we were up past midnight talking about all sorts of things ...










Our last day in Chicago was a productive one, we hit the streets early doing some local sight-seeing. Highlights included a nice view from our hotel roof-top, as well as public pilates & cool sculptures in Millenium park ...












With only a couple of hours left we caught a guided boat tour on the Chicago River. It was awesome, the guide was quite knowledgable of the city and pointed out all the major buildings along the city skyline. We also made in out to Lake Michigan via a "locking station" and saw even more of the city.













We made it back Saturday night and relaxed the rest of the weekend. We'll try and visit again soon under less stressful circumstances!