It’s hard to believe that we are past the halfway mark and
there is only 1 week left of both our class, and the adventures that we’ve all
been having. The weekend brought a chance for us to check out the local Premium
Outlet stores and to do a little too much shopping, and, after we filled the
school bus with bags and bags of purchases and presents, we got to experience
(my) ultimate enjoyment at a store called Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in
Frankenmuth – Michigan’s Little Bavaria – that is the home of the most amazing
Christmas shop I have ever seen in my life, and also the biggest - open 361 days
a year! This was definitely a highlight of the weekend for me; both my roommate
and I went crazy with little Christmas ornaments and gifts.
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| Bronner's Christmas Wonderland |
On Sunday, it was Luigi’s birthday and in celebration we had
a big cake and he rapped for the group, which was amazing! In the spirit of
having dessert before dinner we then ventured down to the Roadhouse for a
celebratory meal and Karaoke afterwards. I think he really enjoyed his
birthday!
Since we’ve all been living together there are some funny
things that we’ve picked up from each like taking photo’s of everyone sleeping
on the bus, and dropping to do 10 push ups anytime we catch people saying the
word ‘MINE’ in a passing conversation. It makes the long bus rides go much
faster!
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| Chris H. doing pushups |
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| Chris L. Sleeping |
The week went on as usual with class everyday and then
little shopping trips afterwards, followed by dinner and hangs with the rest of
the group, and before we knew it, it was Friday again.
Friday brought a super fun adventure to Greenfield Village –
a sort of museum of old famous houses that had been all brought together – and
the Detroit Tigers game. Greenfield was really interesting and we learnt a lot,
also enjoying a ride on a really old carousel that has been around since the
1800’s. After a really nice day exploring the gardens and houses, we headed to
Detroit for the much anticipated Detroit Tigers v. Chicago White Sox game at
Comerica Park. The major league baseball games are always fun and it was really
great to be able to have the full American baseball game experience, especially
at such a nail-biting match. We all experienced the typical American baseball
food and, of course, also enjoyed some souvenirs from the Detroit Tigers shop.
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| Greenfield |
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| Tigers game |
After an awesome day, we all arrived home at midnight, very
tired, but having really enjoyed our trip to Detroit. It’s hard to believe
there is only one week to go, and we’re really looking forward to a good sleep,
and a beach trip tomorrow to Kellie’s hometown!
Natalie x
Natalie Miller is participating on our New Media for Business and Digital Marketing program at Michigan State University, USA. Natalie is in her second year of a Bachelor of Media and Communications at University of Canberra
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