Pilsen Neighborhood

Last Wednesday my group and I explored the Pilsen neighborhood, which myself and many of the group members had never been to. We went to a Mexican museum where we saw some very interesting things about the Mexican culture- including where they came from and how they lived. I thought that was very interesting because I had never seen some of those things before. After we left there we walked down a couple of streets to a Mexican restaurant where we tried different foods. We had food like tacos , quesadillas, guacamole, beans and rice and tortilla chips. The food was pretty good and it felt good to try something new. Then when we left the neighborhood and came back to U of C campus we had a speaker by the name of Dr. Monica Vela. She talked to us about having health insurance and making sure you go to college and finish school so you can have a well paid job that offers health insurance. Her discussion was also about health disparities, particularly in the South Side of Chicago. Once we got done with the presenter we all walked over to the Woodlawn Social Services Center where we had yoga with our instructor. This day was very long and hot but I also thought it was very interesting and exciting.

- Kishonna Hall