Chicago visit

Hello all!

Hope your summers are off to a good start. As you may have read I will be working with the Junior Scholars Program later this summer but that doesn't begin for another 2 weeks. As excited as I am, I have had a great time being able to visit some of my friends to start the summer.

This past week I was in Chicago and it was great to see so many of my friends doing cool things in the Second City. I wish I had more pictures but I'm just not as good of blogger as the likes of Matt Hoffman so we're going to have to get past that. Throughout my time in Chicago I got to spend time with friends who were working downtown for accounting and marketing firms, friends who were a part of the Urban Leadership Program, friends that were working at summer camps as well as friends that are with a faith based group there for the summer.

I just wanted to write and comment on the fact that one of the things I appreciate most about Miami are all of the out of classroom learning experiences that are offered. Not just summer internships or opportunities either but there are trips over winter break as well as spring break. I actually had the opportunity to go on a Habitat for Humanity Spring Break trip through my residence hall and it was an incredible experience. On my way back from Chicago I just thought about my friends who were all involved with different types of things this summer, all of which will help them on their journey to becoming that person they want to be. I had a wonderful time visiting and I hope in years to come they will continue. More about Junior Scholars when it begins, I promise.

Love and Honor,

Daniel MacKenzie