On Monday the 14th of October, our day started very sadly because we had to say goodbye to our host families. As a farewell, the whole students of the Charles City High school stood up on the walls into the corridor and we went through the middle. That was pretty cute! Then we started our trip to Chicago with one stopover at the Mississippi River where the nature was such beautiful. After that we drove to the second stopover: Dubuque. There we ate lunch and some of us drove with the Fenelon Place Elevator where we had a great view above the city. And then we started the last two hours drive to Chicago where we ended up in the hotel.
On tuesday, october 15th, most of our group went to the Science and Industry museum, the other part of the group visited the Arts institute. After the stay in the museum we met in the Millenium Park, where also "The Bean" is located. Afterwards we went on a boat tour on the lake michigan and the Chicago river. from there we also saw the Navy pier, which we also visited afterwards. The last two hours were at our disposal, which many used as a chance to buy the last souvenirs for friends and family. In the evening we all went out for a last meal together and reviewed the last weeks. On Wednesday the 16th of October was our last day in America and thus the return of our journey. In the morning we went to "Willis Tower" which is the highest building in Chicago. We drove with an elevator to the top of the tower and had a fantastic view where we took a lot of pictures. After that we had to say goodbye to America because we drove to the Chicago O'Hair International Airport and took the flight to Amsterdam. From Amsterdam we flew back to Bremen where our families were already waiting for us. That was the end of our adventure.