January 2023  - March 2023

January 2023 - March 2023

Foodies and attending my first math conference in rainy Boston.


collection of uncooked meats and noodles

Happy Lamb Hot Pot
Chinatown, Chicago
March 11, 2023

I tried hot pot for the first time in 2021, and I don't think any other hot pot restaurant can ever compare. an IIT favorite

mirror cubes with flashing blue lights

WNDR Museum
West Loop, Chicago
March 11, 2023

tripping

salmon sushi

Sushi Dokku
Fulton Market, Chicago
February 25, 2023

really good salmon sushi (no clue how it was so good)

burger with sweet potato fries

Lucy's
South Beloit, IL
February 24, 2023

basically, the best burger joint I've ever had the pleasure of eating in (and working in)! a fan-favorite of my friends and family. breakfast BOM, sweet fries, and heavenly chipotle aioli

tray of bao buns and thai tea

Sweet Bean
South Loop, CHicago
February 23, 2023

the cutest taiwanese bakery! try coffee, tea, and a million different pastries. tomato-bacon puffs, sesami-mochi bun, and thai iced tea

plate of fried calamari

Il Culaccino
South Loop, Chicago
February 2, 2023

aka, perhaps the best calamari I've ever had

pesto pasta

Il Culaccino
South Loop, Chicago
February 2, 2023

mouth-watering spicy pesto pasta

plate of corned beef sandwich with a flag in it

Eleven City Diner
South Loop, Chicago
January 29, 2023

corned beef, matzo ball soup, and my first egg cream shake. my friend described it as "fancy chocolate milk", which is valid

fried sushi rolls

Kasumi Sushi
Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2023

salmon + mango + more salmon

light blue jellyfish in a dark tank

The Shedd Aquarium
Museum Campus, Chicago
January 16, 2023

level 3 menger sponge out of lego blocks

JMM
Hynes Convention Center
Back Bay, Boston, MA
January 4, 2023

don't talk to me unless you've personally built a Menger sponge out of 32,000 Lego bricks

overcast view of boston streets

Marriott Copley
Back Bay, Boston, MA
January 4, 2023

cloudy with a chance of math talks

my friends standing in front of checkerboard of mirror squares

Museum of Science
Boston, MA
January 3, 2023

let's play "Where's Kaylee?"

pink fluffy flowers on a tree

Museum of Science
Boston, MA
January 3, 2023

glass of rose in front of a golden light tree

Bar Siena
Fulton Market, Chicago
January 2, 2023

Kaylee J. Rosendahl
Kaylee J. Rosendahl

Searching for that asymptote