Chicago es conocida coloquialmente como la segunda ciudad o la
ciudad del viento; est situada en el Estado de Illinois en la orilla del lago Michigan. Su lema es: URBS IN HORTO (en latn: la ciudad en un jardn). Chicago se caracteriza por ser un floreciente centro industrial, con industrias de alimentacin, mecnica, electrnica, textil, qumica entre otras. Es un relevante centro cultural con una importante actividad editorial, pero an ms porque tiene numerosas universidades, bibliotecas y museos, sin olvidar su inigualable tradicin de msica jazz y blues. La oferta educativa de esta ciudad es muy apetecible y presume de tener dos de las universidades ms prestigiosas de EEUU y el mundo: la Universidad de Chicago la cual tiene escuelas de prestigio mundial como la university of Chicago Booth School of Business y la escuela de economa de Chicago. Por otro lado la Universidad de Northwestern que tiene la escuela de negocios Kellogg School of Management; entre otras importantes universidades. En cuanto al transporte podra decir que posee un excelente y econmico servicio, contando con trenes y autobuses que conectan gran parte de la ciudad. Para llegar a chicago tendramos que hacer dos escalas. Partiramos de Barranquilla a Bogot, de Bogot hacia Atlanta y de Atlanta a Chicago. Nuestro tiquete de ida costara un milln seiscientos cincuenta y siete mil pesos con la areo lnea Delta. Para concluir creo que Chicago sera una excelente opcin y una gran oportunidad para continuar mis estudios superiores.
Posee excelentes universidades donde podra estudiar.
Tiene compaas del Fortune 500 (quinientos) como Boeing, Kraft Foods y McDonalds donde yo podra conseguir trabajo. Y el viaje no es muy costoso.
CITY OF CHICAGO
Chicago is colloquially known as "the second city" or "the windy city"; it
is located in the State of Illinois on the shore of Lake Michigan. Their motto is URBS IN HORTO (Latin: City in a garden). Chicago is known for being a thriving industrial center, with food industries, mechanics, electronics, textiles, chemicals and others. It is an important cultural center with a valuable publishing activity, but even more because it has numerous universities, libraries and museums, not to mention its unique tradition of jazz and blues music. The educational offerings of this city is very appealing and boasts two of the most prestigious universities in the US and the world: the University of Chicago which has schools worldwide prestige as the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business and the School of Economics Chicago. On the other hand Northwestern University who has business school Kellogg School of Management; among other major universities. On transport you could say it has an excellent and affordable service, with trains and buses connecting much of the city. To get to Chicago would have to make two scales. We would leave Barranquilla to Bogota, Bogota to Atlanta and Atlanta to Chicago. Our ticket would cost one million six hundred fifty-seven thousand pesos with Delta Air line. In conclusion I think Chicago would be an excellent choice and a great opportunity to continue my studies. It has excellent universities where I can study. Chicago has Fortune 500 companies (five hundred) as Boeing, Kraft Foods and McDonald's where I can work. The trip to Chicago is not very expensive.