Our Last Day in Mexico

Today we went sight seeing. The other schools left this morning and we all feel empty without them. Our first stop was Tzintzuntzan a Tarascan archaeological site. The area is 2,000 years old and the students walked around the grounds and visited a small museum. The Tarascans were never conquered by the Aztecs so their architecture was very different.We then walked down the hill into a small town and visited two small churches and had a picnic lunch. One of the churches was inspired by Utopia and has a long and interesting story. The kiddos then went shopping in a small market and bought some souvenirs to bring home and remember the trip. They were speaking spanish, barganing for a better price and really appreciating the work done by these local artisans after spending a week making some of these crafts themselves.

The next stop was Janitcio, an island in the lake here. It is very steep and we walked up A LOT of stairs to get to the top for a beautiful view. Everyone had a lot of fun on the boat ride there and back. We then returned to camp for the sad task of packing our bags, or hard task depending on how much they bought. Tonight they are singing songs and playing games with Fidel. This is a short post because we return tomorrow night and will ahve a lot of stories to share.