cooking classes in Peoria? (East Peoria, Bradley: rent , work, home)

[rabble]

Hello everyone, I just moved to Peoria to do industrial engineering work for CAT on third shift. I work at a computer all night and sleep from 8am-3 during the day. I'm 22 and just got a B.S. degree from a out of state university, know nobody in the entire state, and am pretty bored most of the time. I do like to go out for a drink but have nobody to drive me home (no drinking buddies or girlfriend anymore) so I never go out to the bars or clubs. I'm looking to meet new people and pick up a hobby, and I've decided that since I can't cook that a night time cooking course would be great!

The colleges I've seen in the area are ICC and Bradley; however, I'm not quite sure that ICC offers what I'm looking for, and Bradley would be kind of expensive. What options do I have? Thanks!

(also, since part of the reason I'm looking into courses is to get a better social life, I've already looked into hanging out with co-workers. However, they are all twice my age with kids, while they are good people I don't me hanging out with any of them any time soon.)

[linicx]

If you are new to Peoria and you compute,.... browse on over to the Peoria Park District. They offer inexpensive classes on everything from A-Z all year. You might even be intersted in taching a class yourself. If you want to do something different there are things to do including an awesome Native American museum and dig. IF that is a little too tame, check out the Wildlife Prarie State Park off Rt 29 toward Chillicothe. There you can sleep with the wolves. If you like water. Mason County and Fulton County are reclaiming 14.000 acres. It will be the only midwstern Everglades in the nation. Live theater in Bradley Park until the season ends. Casino gambling in East Peoria. Grandview Drive is where the great pictures of the river valley are taken. Peoria library is awesome. There is also all kinds of fraternal organizations in Peoria and also a YMCA a couple of great gyms, bownling, golf, and cabs. Pick up a copy of the Peoria Journal Star on Friday and Saturday. One of those issues lists all the events for the week. IF you are still bored, you can watch your hand rolled cigar being made, a glass blower, ride in a carriage downtown, listen to jazz, prowl the anitque stores, send your mom a box of Fannie May Candies from Sheridan Village Shopping Center, hang with geeks at the computer club, rent a movie, take a cruise on the river, Peoria is famous for it's strip clubs, or ????? The possibilites are Master Card endless. If you like pizza, the Penguin Tap on Prospect in Peoria Heights is one of the best. There's also a mountain biking club. If you like to camp and hike there are are plenty of places to do that too. Peoria Park District has a first class zoo, too.

If you want to meet a girl, quit looking. She;ll find you.
If you're gonna get drunk take a cab home.