I've been here for three night now and this is the first night I absolutely cannot sleep. I think I still needed to catch up from Disney the first two nights. Now, I'm just hot, claustrophobic and bored. Plus, I almost fell asleep earlier, but almost rolled off my twin bed which certainly got me awake.
The rooms here are tiny. I've tried to upload a picture I found on the Internet that is of a similar room. It's clean, but tiny. My dorm room at Auburn was double the size of my "closet" here. Also, the thermostats don't seem to work since my room is approximately 80° right now. I am very cold-natured and like warm rooms, but this is taking it a bit overboard.
It's not easy to leave the compound since we're an hour away from Chicago and finding a taxi is not the easiest thing. We ate deep dish pizza at Gino's East on Monday night and that was certainly the highlight of my trip. Now, I'm just looking forward to the limo ride that will take me to Midway and eventually home.
I've decided this experience is very similar to being in a minimum-security, white-collar Federal prison. I've got some space to roam (only on campus), hot meals (not of my choosing) and a bedroom (although small and cell-like). I've got an overwhelming feeling of claustrophobia and I can't wait to be back in Nashville. I know this sounds melodramatic, but I've never been to another place that I dislike so much.
I'm hoping for better and more interesting training tomorrow and maybe another trip off campus tomorrow night. Thank goodness I'm not here alone and have work friends to spend time with while we're here!
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