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Amazing times...

Now I've spent almost three months in the U.S. and have experienced a lot, including trips to Detroit, Toronto, Niagara Falls and Chicago.

I think a trip to Chicago is worth it even if it is for just one or two days. We went there this past weekend for only one night.  It was like a day trip as we arrived on Friday night and spent all of Saturday there. Chicago is very different than Detroit. Chicago is full of tourists, Detroit not so much. Although, I really don’t know the reason for that as you can see a lot of things in Detroit as well. Of course the history of the city is really sad, but it is worth seeing the city as it is today. Over the weekend we went to the old train station and the Packard Plant in Detroit as well.  It looks exactly like Eminem’s video for the song “Beautiful.” You can look it up on Youtube. It is amazing.


Winter is already here. Even if the Americans tell me that this is definitely not winter for me at least, it feels really cold. The first snow has already fallen as well. Nadine and I couldn’t believe that there was snow on our cars. However, it didn’t last long, only one day.

This past Sunday there was a thunderstorm and as a result our entire neighborhood was without electricity. We had no hot water and no heat.  At night it was really, really cold. Luckily, the problem was quickly resolved and we had power back Monday afternoon. It was quite an experience to live in the dark and get ready for work in the morning by candlelight WITHOUT hot water and with the temperature in the house feeling like it was 40 F.

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