We got back to campus on Tuesday, in the late
afternoon. We had dinner in the CDR and I went to class after. I did some
homework after class and got to catch up with some of my friends.
After my 8 AM class on Wednesday, we left for Cincinnati. We started our day in
the Signs Museum, just outside of downtown Cincinnati. This relatively new
museum was filled with old neon signs (which are a big thing in the U.S.) and
information about these signs. We didn't stay for too long, but it was fun to
learn some more about something so typically American. We spent most of our day
wandering around downtown Cincinnati, hanging out around the Reds stadium and
having a snack in one of the many sports bars surrounding the stadiums. We left
during the afternoon to watch the Imitation Game, a great movie that still
leaves me speechless. We once again had steak for dinner (my mind was set on
eating as much meat while my dad was visiting as possible), this time in an
Outback Steakhouse.
Thursday we spent in Springfield. I had some classes that I had to go to, and
my dad wanted to see some more of campus. I went to my morning class and joined
my dad in the library to do some work. Ross, one of Neo's host parents, picked
us up at 12.30 PM for lunch. Ross and my dad got along well, and it was fun to
see that Ross knew basically everyone in the restaurant we visited. After lunch
we went back to the library, had dinner in the CDR again and after that I went
to my night class.
Friday, after my classes, we left for Indianapolis. As soon as we arrived we
checked in, dropped our bags, got dinner and went straight to the Bankers Life
Fieldhouse to see a game between the Indianapolis Pacers and the Cleveland
Cavaliers (NBA). We had great seats and while it was a shame that Lebrun James
could not play, the game was great. The Pacers won.
On our way back to the hotel, we noticed that Maroon 5 was playing THE NEXT DAY
in the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. We were already planning on spending Saturday
wandering around Indianapolis, but now it seemed that we were staying there
another evening too. We spent the day seeing monuments, the NCAA Hall of Fame
and the Indiana State Museum. We finished our day by having dinner at Hooters
and seeing Maroon 5 perform, which was a dream come true for me. The drive back
was a long one because of the horrible weather, and we got back around 3 AM. We
had a sleep over in my dorm room, which was a lot of fun.
We had to get up early because we had no idea how long it would take dad to get
to Columbus again, but still had time for breakfast at Panera. After that it
was really time to say goodbye to my dad.
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