This is my blog about my "internship" this summer at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL. I used quotes there because I'm pretty sure Six Flags doesn't consider me an intern, but anyway. My position: backstage technician. My show: ShowStoppin' 2010. My alternate duty: driver in the Glow in the Park Parade. My float: the opening float, aka Ursie. More on that later.
By the way, I expect to do a lot of comparison between my experiences here and those at ISU, so my apologies in advance for some gross analogies.
I arrived here on May 10th, so clearly I haven't written anything for a good long while. That's okay. I remember it all like it was yesterday... (cue wavy memory world transition). First, let's cover housing. I am in this year's 6FGA employee housing, which is a Crossland Economy Studios in Waukegan. I've got a special rate, so it's not too expensive, and we get maid service, so it's not too rough. The internets aren't so great (I tried to watch a Netflix stream once and it took four hours to watch a 70 minute Batman cartoon), and the cupboard space is limited. There's a small kitchenette with two burners and a mini-fridge. Otherwise it's basically a motel room from anywhere. I've got a roommate; more on that later.
My processing wasn't until later on May 11th, so I checked out the area. The motel is in a business park in Waukegan, which is a suburb about an hour north of downtown Chicago. It has a pretty cool marina and beach on Lake Michigan as well as a thriving Hispanic district that I hope to visit for food some time. Waukegan runs straight into Gurnee, where the park is. The "village" of Gurnee also contains a mall the size of Brownville, Nebraska, and more Pancheros's than the state of Iowa.
Overall I can't complain. I don't mind my housing establishment, and the area and people are nice. There's a Super WalMart about two minutes away, and work is about twelve minutes away. What more could one need?
Have a Six Flags Day!
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