Skyline Views and Delayed Trains

Skyline Views and Delayed Trains

Friday, July 29th, 2022 After a chance to sleep in, we packed up and headed towards are last activity in Chicago. Bags in tow and Starbucks in hand, we visited the Willis Tower Skydeck. At 103 stories, Willis tower is the tallest building in Chicago with a 360 degree...
Chicago – Day 5 with Claudia and Kaelyn

Chicago – Day 5 with Claudia and Kaelyn

Today woke up at 6;30, and got coffee (again). After an hour of commuting, we made it to the Bridge center, where we were introduced to the work we would be doing. We sorted through over 100 bags of donated clothes for the thrift store ran by the Bridge center. These...
TUESDAY + TIRED FEET

TUESDAY + TIRED FEET

Tuesday, July 26th Our morning started off with venturing to a local coffee shop, filled with delicious drinks, tasty breakfast, and cute puppy petting. Following coffee time, we headed to the Lutheran School of Theology- Chicago (LSTC). We met with the admissions...
Sharks are Cool

Sharks are Cool

Monday, July 25, 2022 – Today we ate breakfast in the hostel’s dining room and went to Starbucks. After, we headed to the Field museum and got a tour from Dorothy Mason (Liz Erickson’s sister) on the evolution exhibit she did graphic design work for....
Sunday

Sunday

We arrived at the train station at 7:30. We went to a waiting area to make lunches for everyone. The train allowed us to board at 8:35am because we were a big group and needed more access to seats. To Chicago the ride was about 8 hours, it was a little longer because...