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| Mmm.... starting the day off right. |
The day began bright and early with a true Dayton-area institution: Bill's Donuts. After that, the students "moved on" in their course, which took the form of riding Pedal Wagons over to Nucleus!
Once we arrived at Nucleus, we met Jay Nigro, owner and CEO of
Liftoff Entertainment, a DJ and photo booth company right here in Dayton. After a short tour of the co-working space, the students had pizza (thanks to Jay for donating!) and heard him talk about how he developed his own business plan. The students got some expert advice and had the opportunity to ask questions specific to their own business plans as well.
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| Jay greets the students outside Nucleus. |
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| We took a quick tour of Nucleus to see the co-working space. |
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| Thanks for lunch and the talk, Jay! |
After that, it was time to head to the Dayton Art Institute to see some of the great pieces that we have right here in Dayton!
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| Outside the Dayton Art Institute |
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| Appreciating the art in the European history wing. |
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| I think the exhibit that "won the day" was the active art one! |
After DAI, we were the guests of Carolyn and Mike Rice. Carolyn is the Treasurer of Montgomery County and she and Mike are both active in international education locally. Last year they hosted an exchange student from Mostar, BiH, for a year, and they invited us over for a fun evening and dinner.
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| A fun night at Carolyn and Mike's house! |
Friday was "get to work" day at The Entrepreneurs Center, with students taking most of the day to work on their business plans.
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| Still had time for a nice photo! |
After class, students went home to get ready for our pool party!
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| Had to give a shout-out to Mateo for helping his home family get ready for their daughter, Maddie's, graduation party! |
Friday evening was a lot of fun. Lori and Bob, Dario's homestay family, agreed to host a pool party for all of our international exchange students and their families (from DRSS and Mostar), as well as everyone who traveled to BiH last year through the Dayton Sister City trip.
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| Thanks to Lori and Bob for the amazing burgers and hot dogs! |
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| It was a great group that ended up coming together! Too many people to list, but a great time! |
Saturday was another day full of fun trips, which began with some local history at SunWatch Indian Village. Thanks to the Dayton Society of Natural History President, Mark Meister, who provided us with tickets to see this Dayton treasure. It's an archeological site of a Fort Ancient Native American community that has been reconstructed. We had a group tour of the grounds and got to see how the Fort Ancient peoples lived 800 years ago.
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| Checking out the layout of the grounds before heading out to see the village. |
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| The first stop was a garden plot, where we saw the "trinity" of crops grown by Fort Ancient people: squash, corn, and beans. |
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| A replica canoe used by the Fort Ancient people, which would be used primarily for transporting goods. |
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| Where SunWatch gets its name: the poles at the center of the village allow the villagers to determine what time of year it is so that they can plan their crop planting/harvesting season effectively. |
After SunWatch we headed to Kings Island for a day of fun. We had a great time, and are super proud of Edna and Ana for conquering their fears and riding some of the "big ones," like The Beast and Diamond Back!
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| I promise, they did more exciting rides than this one... |
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| A view from the top of the Eiffel Tower |
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| "Come to Kings Island," they said. "It'll be fun," they said. (My favorite picture of Nikola had to be memed). |
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| Bumper cars were one of the few rides I could actually get a picture on. |
Finally, we ended the day at the Dragons Game. Many thanks to my friends Amber Smith and Pat Kelly for helping us get enough tickets to take the Mostar and DRSS students to experience a baseball game together! A fun end to an exciting three days!
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| The view from (some) of our seats. |
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| Victoria, Bri, Edna, and Gloria enjoying the game! |
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| Along with Ana, Irena, and Amanda! |
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