Our hike at the thumbs up!

 OUR HIKE AT THE THUMBS UP!

Today was the fourth full day of our time in the U.S. Some friends of mine and I went on a field trip where we hiked up Thumb Mountain. We were picked up by the host family organizing the trip at 9:30 am and headed straight to the trail.

After we had completed the first part of the hike, which was pretty unchallenging, we stopped at a beautiful, small lake to eat some lunch and to recover a little bit. After a 15 minute break we decided that it was time to continue our hike. The second part of the hike was much more challenging then the first one. The trail became steeper, slipperier and more exhausting than it was before. But we were determined to make it to the top without doing a second break. And it paid off! When we finally reached the top, we couldn't believe how great the view was from up there. But after taking some pictures together and recovering from the hiking, it was time to get down again. Because the way down wasn't as spectacular and interesting, we started spending our time with talking and playing some "Who am I?". 

After the long hike, we were all pretty hungry, so we went to a local café to get some lunch. And it was delicious! We were able to choose from a wide range of sandwiches, burgers and sweets. Aftwerwards, we drove back to the highschool to meet up with our hosts again. 

But that still wasn't everything there was to do today! In the afternoon, some of us joined the "Conval Soccer Boys" for their practice and got a taste of how the "Cougars" play. Even though it was a very busy day it was very enjoyable and a great experience! -Ruben Ernst