photojournal winter 2015
Home was really sweet this time around in particular. It was busy with family and friends, guests from out of town, spiffy dinner parties (as shown above), and yes, as the tradition still holds strong, morning runs to The Doughnut Vault. All the mundane aside, relationships were unraveling quite beautifully, and I suppose that's what meant the most.
Chicago is always characterized by a sense of 'delving deeper.' This winter fell nothing short as I had the luxuries of spending time with people I love in a city that is unceasingly amazing. For those who can't quite grasp what I mean by 'amazing,' let me just say that Chicago comes in layers. It initially presents itself as very refined and simple with big streets and big-hearted people. But stay a season longer (and or live through a brutal winter if you dare) and you'll find a much more intricate tapestry of subcultures pocketed within each neighborhood — Logan Square being my current favorite. I'd say it is hardly accessible for a first timer, but every true Chicagoan knows that there's so much more than meets the eye. It is resilient, annoyingly close-minded in a sense, but absolutely rich in the most mysterious, charming way.
I think to enter a city with fresh eyes is what makes any place enchanting and exquisitely wonderful. Those are the eyes I should choose to hold onto tightly as I make my transitions back in Seoul. It has been exactly one week since coming back and already it has been quite the ride. Decisions made, risks being taken, and plans in the making. Here's to living through the transitions into the wild unknown and with that hopefully will be accompanied by more winter adventures.
