I had never been to Chicago before I went there for work, and I have never been there for any other reason. Traveling for work seems like an exciting opportunity on paper, but in practice it is often little more than a day at the office that happens to be in a different place. Of course these days even a day at the office is something of a novelty.
Nevertheless, I am very fond of Chicago. I may have only been there for work, but it is the place I have gone to for that purpose more than anywhere. I think I may have gone twelve times since my first trip eight or nine years ago. I have a certain comfort with the city. When I am there I feel, if not at home, then at least a welcome guest.
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