Volume Two:

Kosova. North Park. Chicago. Life as an adult.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

North Park University and "Peter, what the heck is 'Qajtown?'"

North Park,

where the verdant spaces on campus make for a homey atmosphere
where playing ultimate at 11:30 PM is completely acceptable
where the north branch of the Chicago River is brown and gross-looking
where the jazz band kicks my butt
where the 3:1 male to female ratio is highly evident, and highly awesome
where the squirrels are fairly personable and friendly
where there are so many nice and awesome people on campus, and I get discouraged that I can’t hang out with everybody all the time
where I might lose my hookah virginity soon
where sirens roll by at least 6 times daily
where they actually served "cheesburger casserole" last night. I passed.
where the Sunday night worship time is a genuine experience
where my sister is coming to visit --- very soon!
where Jason, a cubs fan who actually likes the cardinals more, lives
where last night four passionate musicians/songwriters came together and just started writing worship songs for the fun of it.
where my math class is called "structures and concepts"
where I spent an hour and a half on an EL to go to a gospel church last sunday, it was fun, but we were so, so late.
where it rained all day on the first day of classes :-(
where the campus is 36% minority, a refreshing change to the white-rich-suburban atmosphere of Westminster Christian Academy
where I co-exist with the surrounding football players in 3 of the closest nearby rooms
where the only class I have on Tuesday/Thursday is at 8:30 AM

I think I like it here.



So, now, I progress to the question on all of your minds:
"Peter, what the heck is 'qajtown?'"

This is really quite simple, and, as I'm always in the market for a screename that exemplifies creativity, originality, and significance, its brilliant. Because this blog commences with my Kosova experience, I wanted something relevant to Kosova. Because I expected to keep it up to date with college, chicago, and the like, I wanted something relevant to Chicago. So, the albanian word for tea is "qaj" (pronounced, "chai"), and a nickname for chicago is "Chi-town." Since I liked the tea so much there (and brought a ton back with me), I had to honor the name, and lo and behold, we have, "Qajtown."

2 Comments:

  • At 9:13 AM, Blogger tstuddud said…

    youve gotta let us know when you update this blog - like a xanga link or something.

     
  • At 2:53 PM, Blogger sarah said…

    sweet. good to hear.

    enjoy, peter!!

     

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