I'm happy at where I found myself filming this Session that has become one of my favorites. Chicago is my amazing second home in a short string of second homes without a first. It was only natural, I suppose, that after all the promises and hopes that all of us Pollifax friends made about doing Wanderer Sessions outside New Jersey, the first step would be mine and in the roomy city streets of Lincoln Park. The first ever Wanderer Session in the Midwest is a fantastic one.

We met Anna outside her Uncle's house. A lovely walk passed Chicago streets to the Pier soon turned into a chain of short cab rides under searing summer heat. She's from the Northeast and now lives in Wisconsin I learned from our sporadic small talk. But talks were short when we were all gasping for air.

I was a little worried when Anna took her place on some rocks by the water, guitar at the ready. The view was amazing, the skyline was clear and the water shining, but with my one meager microphone, it was a challenge. I sat it down by her feet, bending the tripod to make the mic face upwards towards her. It didn't help that she's taller than I am. But like most of these sessions, I really just go for it and see how everything comes out on the other side. I gave her the signal and wow. Anna's voice is amazing. It was melodic and blasted through all the winds of the Windy City, through people, through traffic, everything. Problem solved!