BEV THE 11 YEAR OLD SECRET ADVENTURER

I have been using Chicago public transportation since the summer of 1973 when I was 7 years old. My mom would put me on the Kimball Avenue bus on the weekend to go up to the Library at Kimball & Foster. It was the 70’s, so it was pretty safe. I learned to sit by the driver. I learned I didn’t have to be home alone, bored & lonely. I learned that Chicago was a big city with many things to see and do. I learned I would rather be on an adventure of my own making alone, than home alone. Chicago Park District, Horner Park One summer, when I was 11 years old, my mom, who worked several jobs, said she got a full-time summer job, and I would need to be in Chicago Park District Day Camp during the weekdays. She put me on the CTA bus to go to day camp. There was not much to do there. The kids there weren’t from my school, and I didn’t make any friends. I was more like a target. I was cornered in the bathroom, I was sad, lonely, fighting and getting depressed. <a href="https://medium.com/@treasurefinder117/bev-the-11-year-old-secret-adventurer-2ff5d73de109">Read More</a>