Chicago, Races, and the 4th!

Hey, Everybody! Wow, I am really bad at updating with new posts. Oops.
Anywho, Happy belated 4th of July! I had a pretty fun one - I went to a carnival with my parents, aunt, uncle, and cousins and watched fireworks afterward. It was really entertaining to watch my cousin ride all of the rides and go on the carousel with him - I enjoyed that part a lot. I miss carousels.
And my half-marathon was a few weeks ago! Both my roommate and I succeeded in running the entire time. She did a full marathon, though, so it was more of a challenge for her; I ran the last 1.5 miles with her - she needed the moral support. The race itself was very fun; I want to run another one. I just don't want to train for one again.
And on the 26th of June, my internship ended. I had been working with 5th-7th graders at a summer program. I got to go to Nickelodeon Universe (for free!) and to the Ramsey County Court House among other places through this internship. My favorite part of it this time around, however, was working with the afternoon musical theatre class. I still have all of the songs they sang stuck in my head and can recite over half of the script that they memorized. I absolutely loved working with the teacher of the class (She is SO awesome) and with the girls in the class - they were hilarious and fabulous!!!
Another thing that is new is that I went to Chicago for the first time ever this past June. It was a lot of fun. I traveled with the Social Justice Theatre Troupe at Hamline to attend the Theatre of the Oppressed Conference. It was really engaging - I had a lot of fun learning about different forms of oppression that I had no idea existed, completely fulfilling my role as a tourist, and eating tons of food from Dunkin' Donuts!
I also want to mention that as of today I have created my own personal "Humans Of..." page via Blogger (this website). The "Humans Of..." movement was started by Brandon Stanton, a photographer in NY who started a website called Humans of New York after his previous job. My page is called Humans of Saint Paul and currently contains only one picture, but I plan on adding to it this week when I have more time. Here is the link: http://rmebitty.blogspot.com/
Please take a look! I love photography and really admire Brandon Stanton's work; I like the personal touch that his photos have. Here is his website if you're interested: http://www.humansofnewyork.com/
Have a great day, everyone! I will post again soon!