Population: 2,896,016

Chicago, Illinois. A city that is occupied by 1,405,107 males and 1,490,909 females, making it rare to ever really be quiet. Whether it is the blairing sound of the CTA brown line or the annoyance of another car alarm set off, hardly a second goes by where there is complete silence. At first this noise and commotion excited me. Coming from quiet and protected suburban America, the only noise that was constant was dogs barking or children playing at the park. The city presented me with a whirlwind of new sounds. I enjoyed the noise, it acted as my comfort because with the constant sound of others you are aware that you are not alone. However in this overpopulated, fast paced, ever-growing city where you are most definately not alone, you are not immune to feeling lonely. Loneliness rears itself in many forms. Whether it is your route to class where you can't recognize a single face that passes you by or the shouts and screams at 3 in the morning when you figured you are the only person awake. When I was little I had this ambition to meet every single person in the world before I die. I realize that, in reality, this goal is not only far fetched, but it is well, impossible. However, in the wise words of Mr. Kanye West: "To me givin' up's harder than trying." So I will now devote my life to meeting as many people as possible and impacting their lives in any way that i can. I feel that it is my way of saying thank you, to everyone who has impacted my own life and to those who will that I haven't even met yet. Maybe because it is a small world we should all fill it with big dreams.