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What an incredible day! We saw 8 inspiring presentations from our Total Immersion program group that arrived on December 1st, 2015. Just a few days left and their 3 month program will come to a close! Take a peek at what they have been doing for the past month during their independent projects...

Grace shows us some embroidery that she started in her community.

She looked at people's relationship with the land and found that it is full of both fear and respect

Next, Ellen took us on a journey through her second immersion program here with us in Yucatan, but this time it was in the Mayan language!

She took us through the whole cycle of culture shock, crisis, adaptation and integration and then sung us a song she wrote and composed in Mayan

Megan had a blast working with children in a community school and discovered that you can educate even without words

She even learned how to weave her own hammock!

Then, Kitt told us all about his time exploring caves and finding treasures!

He worked in the fields as well alongside his 86 year old grandfather!

Molly learned an incredible amount about supernatural beings and the legends of her pueblo

She also worked with children teaching art, she says their favorite things to draw were hand-turkeys and moose

Anna shared with us an amazing poem that she wrote that highlights the theme of cultural identity and the value of tradition and heritage

She also learned how to embroider!

This part of her blouse is a traditional pattern from her home country

And this part is a common pattern found here in Yucatan

Matthew looked into climate change and how both the actual phenomenon and the dialogue affects the people in small communities

His presentation included many sketches and anecdotes

Lea investigated Mayan world vision and documented many details of daily life 

She shared with us some signs from nature that people still used to make predictions about the weather

Taking a look at her photos and drawings
And at the end, each student was given a certificate of participation, thank you all for sharing your experiences!









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