Photograph
of downtown Chicago, Sears Tower (black building) is
the second tallest building in the world.
1. Climatic
Conditions: Temperature Ranges from -20º
C to 35ºC. It gets very cold in the Months Dec, Jan, Feb
and March. Everything is very well heated within the buildings,
thus you would not need to wear winter clothes within
the apartment even in winter. The snow begins normally
towards mid October and remains throughout March and mid
April. The Fall season begins towards the end of September
while the Spring season begins in April. Chicago is also
called the " windy city " with strong winds
blowing through out the year.
2. City: Also
known as America's Second city. The city is an architectural
landmark. You can travel anywhere in the city using the
local trains and buses. Chicago has an excellent
network of local train and buses that can get you anywhere.
The suburbs are linked with the city by train network
called " Metra". The downtown Chicago is one
of the most beautiful downtowns in the world. Summer is
the best season to explore the Chicago streets. Being
located on the bank of Lake Michigan, Chicago also houses
network of boats and ferries that can take you deep into
the lake and also along Chicago river.
The initial Indian immigrants to Chicago have settled
in a street called Devon Avenue situated in the north
of Chicago. These days, one may find many Indian grocery
stores, Indian shops and Indian restaurants. One may
be amused to find "Banarasi Pan" sold
in Devon Avenue. One may find anything from a mere "Parle
G, Maggie noodles, Kayam Churna, Khakhra, " to
exotic Indian spices sold in Devon Avenue. Walking through
Devon Avenue will give a true "desi" experience
every time. Devon Avenue is also named "Mahatma
Gandhi Marg" owing to very dense Indian population
settled around this region.
3. People:
Chicago is a cosmopolitan city with people from almost
every part of the world. People are extremely friendly
and kind to foreigners.
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4. Job
Opportunities in Chicago: Chicago hosts
world headquarter of many industries like Boeing, Motorola.
It houses a good number of software companies and computer
networking and telecommunication giants also. The city
provides very good job opportunities to fresh college
graduates as well as experienced professionals. IIT
graduates have been placed in a number of esteemed
industries over many years.
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