What is a Happy Hour?

Imagine that a few hours in the evening, around when most people get off work, drinks and food at your favorite bar were cheaper. Maybe you and a couple co-workers or friends could get together and relax after a stressful day at work during the weekday. Wouldn’t that be awesome? If only this idea was a reality. *sigh*

Oh wait, it is, and it’s called a “Happy Hour”.

The following blog was re-printed with permission from thenuttytalks.com.

It was Saturday morning & I had nothing better to do for the weekend. Apart from being bored, I needed a new story to write for my blog.

Socializing events are a great source of my inspiration & are filled with interesting stories. So I Immediately checked if MeetPeopleChicago has any good events? I immediately signed up when I saw that there was bar crawl.

I love bar crawls,  they are a great way to socialize, get drunk and meet amazing people. Peter never let people down with bar selections and drink specials.

I was all Dressed Up To Get Messed Up!!!

It was 90º on a Saturday afternoon & I started binge drinking at 4:00 pm, hey it’s five o’clock somewhere & you can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning!

Voyage Chicago is an online magazine dedicated to telling empowering and inspiring stories about Chicagoans on the move. For the month of January, 2018 they interviewed our own Peter Shen.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Peter Shen.

Peter, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.

A couple years back, a friend and I were a bit bored of going out to bars every week. But we didn’t want to meet people online either. Despite the plethora of sites and apps, connecting people seemed more difficult, not easier online.

So we tried meeting people in real life though social groups and their events. But it was still hard to connect. I suspected the event organizers were just not good at what they’re doing. Or the venues were not conducive for socializing. Whatever it was, there had to be a better way to meet people IRL. Being a gregarious guy and a want for new challenges, I decided to do an experiment; create a social group of strangers and turn them into friends.

Not everyone feels comfort and joy during the holidays. Sometimes it may start out that way, but with the chaos of shopping, the expectations of family and the endless travel, it’s easy to see how a winter wonderland might not always feel so wonderful. Have patience with yourself. It’s okay to feel stressed during the holidays, but it’s also important to recognize that things don’t have to be that way. Here are a few ways you can reduce stress and anxiety while visiting family, taking a solo trip or traveling with you partner during the holidays.