This week I had the opportunity to go on a week-long excursion with my sixth graders.
The trip was five days long through three departamentos (like states) - Cundinamarca, Boyaca, and Santander - and we traveled by bus. Overall, it was an incredible introduction to the country and it has made me want to travel more. The following entries will provide some of the details/highlights from the week.
Day 1: Monday, October 3, 2011
Up at 4:45am in order to be to the school by 6:15am. Most of the first day was spent in the bus heading to our home base for the week - Barichara, Santander. The students were as excited as I was and they were great in the bus - playing music and games, talking and SLEEPING. Along the way we made a few stops. First for breakfast and then we stopped to visit an historical site (a bridge) where the Colombians won their independence from the Spaniards. After that we stopped for lunch and then in Socorro, a colonial town, to visit a museum that explained some of the cultural history of the country. It was pretty difficult for me to understand but still interesting. Finally we arrived to our hotel, had dinner, and hit they hay.
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| And we're off! |
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| Rolling down the hill at the monume |
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| Relaxing at the monument |
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| Breakfast time! |
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| With Mariana, the students call her my twin |
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| Lunch time |
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| At the Casa de Cultura in Socorro |
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