Our final stop (heartbreaking, I know) on Summer Tour brought us to Amsterdam🇳🇱! We traversed the canals and alleyways, ate enormous amounts of free cheese samples, had a potentially ill-fated bouldering outing, and experienced a third consecutive robust public transportation system—a unique feature of Europe compared to domestic tours. Local friends of the group hosted us for a couple fun afternoons and delicious food, and day trips to Ghent and Antwerp provided a Belgian flair (and lots of chocolate)🇧🇪. Allegedly, a windmill was sighted, but we have no proof. A huge thank you to all of our hosts, especially to Spizzwinks alum Dan Rigberg, for all they did to facilitate the trip. More ‘Winks content to come, but that wraps up our 2024-25 year, which has been one for the books—WRFRWM! (?) (fb)

Our first stop on Summer Tour brought us to the South of Chicago for Xari Carbins’ Hometown Tour! From a performance on the nationally televised WGN-TV to hanging out with the Carbins family, Chicago was a phenomenal way to kick off the summer. Other highlights included a stop at Southland College Prep (Xari’s alma mater), exploring downtown, game night, and CS majors discovering the outdoors for the first time since Winter Break. Next stop: Bergen, Norway! (fb)