Heriberto

Greeter since 2010, lives in Edgewater.

What is your current profession or your previous profession?

Community Involvement Coordinator, US EPA Profession you have held for most of your life? University Student Affairs Professional

What neighborhood do you live in?

Edgewater

What is your favorite thing about Chicago? Skyline / architecture and diversity.

What is your favorite neighborhood and why? Lakeview because it is always vibrant and youthful.

Favorite summertime activity?

Walking for hours block after block of the city.

Where can you find the best view of the Chicago skyline?

Museum campus, by the Planetarium.

What are your favorite places to show visitors?

Cultural Center, Loop sculptures. Lincoln Park, Lakeview.

What is your favorite restaurant?

Tuscany’s on Taylor.

Favorite pizza place?

Home Run Inn on 31st St. for thin crust.

Deep Dish or Thin Crust?

Giordano’s for deep dish.

Favorite Chicago tradition?

Hanging out by the lake in the summer.

Favorite place in Chicago?

Lake Shore / Lincoln Park

Favorite hidden spot?

Astor court, immediately south of the Charnley House about 1351 N Astor.

Where do you like to go for fun?

The lake.

Why did you become a Chicago Greeter?

Because it provides a unique way of enjoying the city outside of the normal commuter experience.

What was your most memorable Chicago Greeter experience?

Showing the city on January 2nd when everything was frozen, but yet accessible. The two ladies from Spain made it very enjoyable for themselves and for me as their greeter. Another one was also in the middle of the winter, when a camera crew from a tourism TV station of Costa Rica wanted to take shots of ethnic Chicago. They spent much time in Chinatown and Greek Town.