Day 2

The day started with a welcome breakfast organized by the host families and with warm welcoming words by Mrs Kaminsky and the principal - she received a Telgte coffee mug and a bike bell both with the Telgte oak on it as a little gift from the town of Telgte.

After that the Telgte students had some time to organise themselves and talk about all the Sunday activities.

They then joined their partners for the rest of the school day. Let´s see what they like more at the end of the exchange. It definitely is very different.

School here regularly starts at 8:20 if you are not into an extra program like Orchestra or Advanced Science for example. It ends at 3:15pm. So there was enough time to share in the afternoon with new and old friends with the weather being so beautiful today - clear sky, sunny but windy.

Tomorrow will be our first field day with visits at the village president and the fire station. Hopefully the day will stay dry until we´re back at school.

B. Rolf

Day 1
Today students hopefully woke up fairly early after having slept a decent number of hours. At least the host families were informed, not to let our students go to bed too early. 
The photos of the day, sent by the host families, showed very active Telgte kids with their American partners all round Wilmette and Chicago during a sunny day.
A few examples, not to meantion all:
Nortwestern University Campus, Chicago Botanic Garden, Millennium Park with fountain and the Bean, Chicago River Walk, Magnificent Mile (=Michigan Avenue), Navy Pier, Chinatown, Gillson Beach, Chicago Zoo, Museum of Illusions, Campfire with s‘mores, …
Details of the day‘s activities were hopefully sent back home by the kids.
Tomorrow the welcome breakfast starts a school day at WJHS.
B. Rolf