Illinois: Chilly Champagne
Saturday, November 6th, 2010I’ve been pretty busy since my last post. I’ve submitted more queries to agents for my book, and have interviewed for a web dev job. Looks like some changes are coming my way soon, and I’ll probably be able to turn the upcoming events into a post. But today, I’m going to continue the tales of my travels, and talk about my first trip to Illinois.
It was the week following our win over Michigan State, and we had another trip planned. We were to face off against the Fighting Illini on their home turf in nearby Champagne. With a drive of just over 80 minutes, the University of Illinois is the closest Big Ten school to Purdue (I’d always assumed IU was our closest neighbors). It was going to be the first time I’d ever traveled west (not counting Hawaii). I’d been to Florida, South Carolina, Ohio, and New York, but even though Illinois is right next door, I’d never been there.