This past week was a blast! Each year, Psi Chi, the psychology honor society at Avila, makes a trip to Chicago for the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. In the years past, I was not able to attend but this year I have made it possible. Dr. Bucher and six other psychology majors attended the conference with me. The trip began early on Thursday morning. Our flight to Chicago departed at 6:05 a.m., so we had to leave Avila at 4:00 a.m. to make it to the airport on time.

Once we arrived in Chicago, I boarded my first subway. When we got off of the subway we had to make the trek to our hotel with all of our luggage in tow. The walk would normally not be too bad, but it started to downpour. I am very sensitive about getting my hair wet, so I took all the necessary precautions to keep myself and my hair dry.

After we settled down at the hotel it was off to the conference. There were lots of interesting sessions to choose from but I decided to attend the session on the effects of prolonged viewing of television, video games, and computers on teens' mental state. It was so interesting!

When the conference ended I met up with with the rest of the Avila gang and we used the rest of our time to explore the city. We had some delicious Chicago style pizza and then we went shopping on Michigan Avenue. I spent more money than I should have, but it was well worth it.

It was a great vacation considering finals week is right around the corner! Wish me luck! See you next school year!