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    You Must Believe in Spring: A Love Letter to the Chicago Winter

    December 24, 2023 / No Comments

    I moved to Chicago on March 1st, 2019, from London, catching the last glimpse of what was famously dubbed the “Polar Vortex”. At first it was brutal. Fast forward five years, and now winter in Chicago is probably my favorite season.

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