Charlotte

We started on the beginning of the second semester to set up everything for our musical. I joined the set crew, it was amazing how close we got after this short time.

I met a lot of new girls and it was fun to hang out with them. No matter if we were tired after school and didn’t like to be at school for two more hours, we had a lot of fun.

One week before the first show started we had our tech week. We finally set up everything for 5 hours a day. On February 27th we had our first show. Today I could see “Crazy for you”. It was nice to actually hear every joke and see every scene. It is amazing to see how much talent this students have. No matter if Freshmen or Senior everybody tried their best! We had some amazing shows.

” You get what you work for not what you wish”~Daniel Milstein

Thursday evenings we went to the Bowling area in Woodstock. It was fun to see all the exchange students again.

Friday’s we went to Woodstock a High school. It was interesting to see another Highschool and the differences between the schools. I was shadowed by a Student who is taking German. It was cool to see how far they are with the language. In the afternoon we went to the Challenger Learning Center in Woodstock. It felt like that we are really doing it.

In the afternoon Ricko, Liza and my host parents of this weekend went to Kyoto .Saturday’s we saw the “Groundhog day” movie in the theater in Woodstock.In the afternoon we went to Lake Geneva to see the Ice skulptures.

Sundays we went to the Square in Woodstock at 7 am to see the Groundhog. He saw a shadow that means 6 more weeks of winter. Afterwards we went to the Groundhog breakfast. It was a fun weekend and I am glad that the Rotary Club of Woodstock gave us this opportunity.

My schedule changed almost completely. Last semester I took Culinary Art, Algebra II, Technical design, PE, German and Humanities. Now I am taking Algebra II, Architectural design, PE, Marketing, German and Rhetorical analyses of media. It is so interesting to have the experience with taking all this fun classes. I never thought that a school system can change that much. It is nice to have all this classes. In America I spend a lot more time with friends. I have almost no homework. So that I am free after school and also in my study halls.

Every Wednesday morning I join the Rotary meeting of my club. We are meeting at 6.30 a.m. to 7.30 a.m.. After this I get every week a ride to school from different persons.

I also started to join the set crew for our musical ” Crazy for you”. We are meeting everyday except for Tuesdays. It is fun to hang out with friends after school.
My plan is to join the soccer team in spring. I am really excited and hope that I can do it in one of our two teams.

Now the half of my exchange is done. It is amazing hat I learned in this few month about America and also about me…

I started with Vero in 2020. In the afternoon I made pizza with my host family. After this I went to Vero’s house. We had a lot of fun. We played games at the neighbors house and saw the little firework from Algonquin. After this we watched a movie but we both fall in sleep.

At the new years day we went to my old host parents house. There they had a Japanese new year. We ate sushi and I could see my old host family again. It was so much fun to see them again.

I also went with a woman and her husband to see tree lights at Morton Arboretum. It was fabulous. It was amazing to see all this light shows with the music. I will never forget this place.

The next day Vero and I had the opportunity to go to Lake Geneva. There we had lunch with her new host family. After we had lunch we went shopping for a little bit and then they showed us the area from Lake Geneva. We went to a nice hotel and saw wonderful Christmas decoration.

On Columbus Day we went to a pumpkin farm. It was my first American pumpkin farm visit. There we were with Vero, we had so much fun! We went into the hunted house. And we also visit these cute animals. Vero and I also ride a camel. It was a nice experience.

On Sunday before Columbus day, we were at Great America. It was soooooooooo fun! I tried new things which I never tried before. I ride two big roller coaster. And I was so proud of me that I did it. I couldn’t believe that I really did it.

Last weekend we went to Chicago. First we had dinner at Gibson with a wonderful view about Chicago. After this we watched a Shakespeare theater”Romeo & Juliet”. It was fantastic.

The next morning we walked on Lake Michigan. It was a beautiful sunrise.

After this I had my first Chicago hot dog, it was delicious.

We also visited the Sports museum in Chicago.

Before we drove to another Hawks game we had dinner at Harry Carey. And the good thing, they won!

Fridays we had a parade. I walked with my tennis team.

In the evening I went to my first football game.We won 56-0 against Dundee crown high school.

At the next day was Homecoming. I was so excited to spend the evening with Vero at my school. We danced a lot and met new girls. It was fun to see how dances are in America.

Heather took me to the last Chicago Fire game. I was so nervous. I made a poster for my favorite soccer. BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER. It was a special moment then one week after this game he said that he retired. It is an amazing feeling to know that I was at the last home game from Schweiniii. I will never forget this moment!

My host parents took me to my first Blackhawks game. It was a nice feeling to be at this stadium. It was really fun but they lost.

At September 13th we flight for a vacation to Missoula. There we had our own little, cute house.

At our first day we visited old friends from my host parents. On this day we also visited the farmers market in Missoula.

At the second Day we drove to garnet ghost town. On our way we had wonderful views. And also I saw my first real chipmunk.

At our last day we were at the Ninepipes museum. It was interesting to learn more about this time.

At October 16th we flight to Seattle. There we met the daughter from my hostparents, the siblings of my hostmum and also the mother of my hostmom.

There we were at the market. It was amzing! I still feel me how in a dream.

Seattle is a beautiful city and I can’t believe that my hostparents gave me this new and amazing experience.

On our second day we drove to Harrison, on the way we had amazing views. In Harrison we lived in a Camp. It was a different experience, but it was so nice and calm! In these two days I learned a lot about the life that Ellen and her childhood friends had growing up in their old neighborhood.We had a big meeting with the old community from my hostmothers live in the past.