October 21

Today we woke up and we had breakfast all together (Anna, Paul, Helen and Julia). When we finished they took me to school because the Argentineans were going downtown.

We caught the bus up to Navy Pier. The we had some free time. Some of us went to a simulator of a horror story, we had fun there! Then some of the girls and i bought a hot chocolate because it was very cold outside. We didn't have too much time there so we met with Leandro because we were going to Michigan Avenue walking.

When we arrived we had some shopping time. We only had one hour so we went to H&M and we bought some clothes. I was with Cosuelo, and we were very hungry because we didn't have lunch so we bought some thing to eat at Walgreens. We met the rest of the group at 5:30, we were going to get a boat ride. We enjoyed a lot that activity altough i was afraid of the boat...

We went back to Marist and Anna was waiting for me. We had dinner with four of her friends at Oliver Green's and then we went back to her house. 

October 22

Today we woke up at 9 o clock. We didn't have to go to school, i mean to classes. Anna left me at Marist and then she left. Only the Argentineans had to be there. We were going downtown again.

First we arrived to the science & industry museum. It was very good because there were a lot of interactive things to do. I was all the time with Cami. The best room was the one of the future. There were a lot of things that we couldn't even imagine that exist. We stayed there for some hours and then the school bus came to pick us up.

It took us to the Planetarium where we had lunch. I ordered some chicken tenders with chips. When we finished eating we went to the exhibitions. The last one we saw was the most interestant one, it was a 3D movie about the space junk. 

We walked from there up to the Aquarium, it was freezing but we only had to walked three blocks. We arrived and we bought the tickets. Consuelo and I went to the jellies exhibition first. There were a lot of different species of them. Then we went to see the sharks, the dolphins and the penguins. We stayed there for a long time and then we looked around all the other rooms. When we finished we had like half an hour left so we went to the gift shop. We entered there like 5 times and every time we did it we buy something. 

At 6:30 we arrived to school, Anna was waiting for me. We had dinner with her mom at Portillo's and then we went to Kara's house for a while. 

October 19

Today we woke up at 11 o clock. Sofi was with me and Anna was with her friends. We had breakfast all together and then Anna, Sofi and i went to the school because we were going downtown. We caught the school bus with the rest of the group and we arrived to the serious tower. We went up to the 103rd floor, it was a very beautiful sight from there! We took some pictures there and then we went down again. 

After that we walked up to Michigan av. where we had some free time to go shopping. Consuelo and i went to Forever 21 and we were so excited that we forgot of our lunch time. We bought a lot of things there and then we had to meet the group in the water tower place.

We caught the bus again and we went to the chicago fire stadium. We had dinner in the parking line, some of the parents had done a barbecue for us! Everyrhing tasted really good. When we finished we went in. 

The game lasted like 2 hours. Then we went back to Marist. Anna and i took the car and she drove to Kara's house, Camila Cerutti's host. In our way there we got lost but then Kara called us and explained how to get there. We stayed there for a while and then we came back home. It was a very good day! 

October 20

Today was family day. We woke up at 9 o clock because we had to pick Julia (Ann's sister) from downtown, she was coming from St Louis where her college is. Anna had ti work at 10 o clock, so her parents and i went to pick her sister up. 

When we arrived to the train station we had like half an hour until Julia was going to be there so we went arround to see the city. They showed me a lot of big buildings.

Then we went back to our home to pick Anna up because we were going to Mc Donalds. We bought the food and we ate it in the house because we were watching to a American football game.

After lunch we stayed some time in the house and then we went to the cinema to see Carrie. When the movie finished we went back home and we started prepearing dinner. We ate fish with rice and corn. It was very good! Then Anna, Julia and i played Blitz (cards game) and i won. 

At 10 o clock we went to Hannah's house  because some of the Argentineans  were there. We stayed for a while and then we went back to our house, where we saw The ring.

October 18

Today was a very long day. We woke up and we had breakfst, then we went to school. When we arrived all the Argentineans had to go to the chapel to meet some persons. After that we went to study life office where a woman explained us all the clubs and activities that the school has. In the second hour we had to go back to our classes.

When we finished school we had the Argentineans vs. Americans soccer game. Only the boys were playing but we cheered them. We tied the match 8-8 but the Americans didn't want to play the second half of the game so we don't really tied.. 

After the match Anna, Sofi, her host and i went to Hannah's house to get ready for the barbecue. At 5 o clock we went back to school because we had the asado. It was very good and everyone liked it! We stayed there for two hours and then we went to the American football game. We were siting all together at the front. We won the game. 

Before it finished we went to my house with all the other Argentineans and their hosts. We ate smores, that are mashmellows in the fire and then you add chocolate and cookies. They taste very good! When everyone left some of Anna's friends stayed to sleep over and Sofia too. They wanted to see a movie but we were very tired so we went to sleep. 

October 17

Today we woke up and we had breakfast. It was raining so it was very cold. We arrived to school and we went to all of our classes. In the last one i had to go with all the otjer Argentineans to have a talk with the coach of american football. He taught us how to throw the ball and how to catch it, we had a lot of fun there. 

When we finished school we went to a big shopping mall. There we bought some clothes in Forever 21 and other shops. At 6 o clock we went back he and we had dinner. Anna had to do her homework so i went to Maggie's house with all the others. A few minutes ago Anna and her mom picked me up from there and we went to the supermarket. Then we came back to the house and now we are going to finish some homework for tomorrow. 

October 16

Today was a special day for juniors because they had to take the PSAT exam, which is very difficult and it takes 4 hours to do it. So all the Argentineans went to downtown. When we arrived we went to the Cultural Centre and we saw an art exhibition.
After that we went to the Millenium Park were we take some pictures on the big bean. We had a great time there. We walked a lot until we arrived to the field museum where we saw a lot of different things. The one i most liked was the Creatures of the light exhibition. It was about all the insects that live in the sea and that have light. We been there fot some hours and then the school bus was waiting us to go back to Marist.
We arrived there and we had lunch all together. When we were finishing our hosts arrived. Anna picked me up and we went to her house. She had to do a lot of homework so i went to sleep for a while. At 6 o clock we had to fetch Helen of her work so i wake up. We went back to the house and then we went to Marys' house (Helen's sister) because it was her birthday and she was celebrating it. We ate a lot of pizza and then we had 3 different cakes. All the food were very good. When we finish we came back home and i helped Anna with her Spanish homework.

October 15

Today was our first school day. I woke up very nervious because i didnt know how the school was going to be or how the students were going to receive us. I went to school with Anna and when we arrived everyone was looking us. We went to the main office to meet the other Argentineans because we were going to have breakfast there all together. There were a lot of things to eat, but i just take an orange juice with some fruit. Then the spanish teachers and the directors introduced themselves and they gave us gifts of the school. Before going to our classes we had to go and pick up our ID cards pf the school so we can have lunch with them in the cafeteria.
My first class was of Spanish, so it was very easy for me. We made an exercise of completing the blankets with the correct tense of the verbs. Then i had maths, the exercise they were practising were very similar to the ones we saw so i understood that class very well. At 10:35 the bell rang and we went to the cafeteria because it was our lunch time. Most of the Argentineans have the same turn to eat so we sat all together. When we finish eating we went to our history class and Eduardo also was there. The dollowing subject was religion, which i share with Sofia and her host. Then we had a class where you have to draw things for engineering. Our last class was physics, it was very difficult for me but the students made some exercises and they went to correct them on the front.
When we finished school Anna drove to her house and i had a shower. Coqui with her host and Lucas came over because we were going to see a soccer game while Anna was at her work. So at 4:30 we went to the school again to see the match. When it finished Paul and Helen came to pick me up, Fico also came with us. We went to the supermarcket and then we saw the Blackhawks game. At 8 o clock Anna arrived home and we had dinner. When we finished we went to Hannah's house.
Everyone was there, the Argentineans with their hosts. We had a lot of fun! Some hours later we went back to our house and we went to sleep.

October 14

This morning we woke up at 8:45 and we had breakfast. Anna drove to school and then we went to Michigan City to a big shopping mall with all the group together. We had a lot of fun there trying our clothes and entering to every shop we saw. We had lunch at subway and then we kept on buying things until 5:30. At that time we caught the bus again and we left the shopping mall.
We arrived to school and we went to see a football game, Marist's tied with the other team and after that we went to have dinner to the cafeteria with all the other guys. We stayed there for a while and then we went back home :)

Hoy nos levantamos a las 8:45 de la mañana y desayunamos manzanas con manteca de mani. Anna manejo hasta el colegio y dejamos el auto en el estacionamiento. Desde ahi tomamos un colectivos junto con todo el grupo y los profesores hasta un shopping muy grande que quedaba en la ciudad de Michigan. Nos divertimos mucho ahi comprando cosas con nuestros amigos y entrando a todos los negocios que encontrábamos. Almorzamos en Subway y después nos quedamos dando vueltas hasta las 5:30 que fue cuando nos volvió a buscar el colectivo.
Cuando llegamos al colegio fuimos a un partido de futbol, el equipo del colegio empató 3-3 con los visitantes. Después de eso fuimos a comer pizza a la cafeteria. Nos quedamos hablando un rato con los que estaban ahí y luego volvimos a casa a dormir.

October 13

Today we flew for 12 hours. The first flight was of nine hours to Miami, and two hours later we take another plane to Chicago. When we arrived the yellow school bus was waiting for us outside the airport. It took us to the school amd when we arrived there our hosts were waiting with their families. We got down the bus and everyone started to hug us and say hello.
I met Helen and Paul, Anna's parents. During the way to the house we saw a lot of houses with halloween stuff. There was one that had all the front garden covered with statues. Then we arrived home and we had lunch. After that Anna and i went to buy a pumpkin with her mother. Some hours later we went to Starbucks and i met two aunts of Anna (Helen sisters) and one of her cousins.
At 6:30 we had dinner with the family and then we went to Hanna's house, Coquito's host, because it was her birthday. A lot of their friends were there and Sofia with her host too. We stayed there for some hours and then we came back home to sleep.

Hoy volamos por 12 horas. El primer vuelo fue de nueve horas a Miami, y dos horas después tomamos otro avión hasta Chicago. Cuando llegamos, nos estaba esperando un colectivo amarillo del colegio (los de las peliculas) afuera del aeropuerto. Nos llevó al colegio y cuando llegamos vimos a nuestros hosts esperandonos con sus familias. Bajamos del colectivo y todos nos abrazamos. 
Conocí a Helen y Paul, los papás de Anna. En el camino hasta la casa vimos muchas decoraciones de Halloween, y la que mas me llamo la atención fue una casa que tenia todo el jardin lleno de muñecos y ataudes. Cuando llegamos a la casa comimos algo y después nos fuimos con la mama a comprar una calabaza para decorarla. Después de eso fuimos a Starbucks, donde conocí a dos de las hermanas de Helen y a uno de sus sobrinos.
Estuvimos ahi un rato y volvimos a la casa para cenar. Terminamos alrededor de las 7:30 y nos fuimos a la casa de Hannah que es donde se esta quedando Coquito. Como era su cumpleaños habia varios de sus amigos, y también Sofia. Nos quedamos ahi por unas horas y después volvimos a casa para irnos a dormir.