Cleveland Field Trip

Good News! My 2 week job assignment is going really well! Yay!

It is actually in the downtown Cleveland area. So I feel much more like a Clevelander now making the daily commute in to the city.

For this week's blog I thought it would be fun to take you on a field trip of the sights I see on my way to work that are famous Cleveland landmarks. Why not give you a taste of Cleveland.

My drive starts in the Clark/Fulton area of Cleveland. This is a part of town that has been home to many immigrants through the decades starting with the Germans and moving on to the Czechs, Polish, and Italians. The building of the highway actually hurt this part of town dividing it in half. It is now home to many Hispanics and Puerta Ricans. There are always kids everywhere! Below is a picture of the Clark Fulton local library.

I pass by the WestSide Market. This market is always hopping. It has been open since 1840! You'll find any type of meat, fruit, veggie, cheese, or pastry in this place. It is loaded with over 100 vendors of all types of ethnicities trying to bargain with you over their produce.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then I go over the Lorain-Carnegie bridge. It has huge statutes of the "Guardians of Traffic". It was completed in 1932 and meant to signify the hope for the continued progress of transportation. Each of the 8 guardians on this bridge have a different vehicle in hand from a covered wagon to a stage coach to a 1930's car. Pretty cool! But to be honest they kinda freak me out and I try not to look them in the eye:/

Right after that is Progressive Field home to the Cleveland Indians. Tony and I actually went to a game a week ago. What a blast! It was my first major league baseball game, and it will definitely not be my last!

As I keep going I pass by lots of hot food spots from local stores like Aladin's a Middle Eastern eatery to lots of not so local stores like Mickey D's and Burger King.
 

 

I also pass by the City Mission. A non profit charity that is doing a lot of great things for the homeless and needy in Cleveland.
 

 

Once I pass under a train bridge similar to this, I am ready to pull in to work.
 

 

Now you can say you've gotten a taste of Cleveland!

This last weekend we had a house warming party! It went wonderfully! We had a great time hanging out with family and friends and cheering on the Browns to victory! Yup I just said Browns and victory in the same sentence!

Our neighbors also stopped by for a moment which we were really excited about!

Please pray for continued connections in the Old Brooklyn community and for my job placement:) Thanks for reading!