Project Term Begins, Day ll

Last night the girls were feeling like we hadn't really begun Project Term, mostly because it was a travel day and all we did was get settled in Chicago and eat dinner. But today was a different story.

We didn't have to be at Inspiration Cafe until 4pm, to serve dinner, so we got to spend some time at the Shedd Aquarium. Truly one of the finest aquatic museums in the world, we used our all access passes to access it all! We saw every single type of aqua-life, plant, bird, fish and a couple of questionable beings, and then we went off to the "Fantasea" Dolphin and other critter show,...Amazing. And just when we were dawdling through the museum after lunch and about to lost their interests,..off to the Cafe!

The Inspiration Cafe was ready to have us, train us and let us be part of the front line of quality service to the under served. We served drinks and meals, as well as cooked all of the food in the kitchen! Clients were there at 4 when we arrived, although dinner isn't ready until 6pm. And today dinner was a little late, as they were finishing late from a cooking class offered to clients. Late meant that we (the servers) had to satisfy them with drinks (Lemonade, tea, coffee and Arnold Palmers). The clients were lovely, however quirky and unpredictable. Mostly they were interested in having dinner, communing with acquaintances and enjoying games of scrabble and dominoes. We cooked, served, cleaned up, and were offered (and accepted) dinner when we were done.

Inspiration Cafe truly serves the under served in the community with dignity and respect, table side service and refills on drinks. What a priceless experience for our girls, and how proud we were of them! Never a complaint, always eager to serve and efficient with time, they were a pleasure to have and the Cafe would like us to think about coming again!

A snappy subway and quick bus ride home, and we all collapsed.

Tomorrow we're going to the Chicago Food Depository. Should be a blast. Tune in to see if we had to send Analisa to chase down another bus....She's 2 for 2 so far!