Maria's Blog

Maria from Woodburn, Oregon and Guerrero, Mexico - (Mar. 28, 2006)

This term is finally over. I studied very hard for my finals, but I am concerned about my Political Science class. I just hope to get a good grade.

At the end of finals week I went to Arizona for a MECHA Conference. We had different workshops everyday. We talked about issues in the USA that effect immigrants. We learned about the Aztecs. We were really tired because it started at 9:00am and ended at 12:00 midnight, but it was worth it. I learned so much.

Arizona’s weather was not too hot but not too cold. It was so quiet there and the town seemed boring. But one thing that surprised me was the amount of cops. There was at least one cop on each block.

The last day we were there they took us to see the Grand Canyon. It was beautiful. The air was fresh and pure without any contaminations. The trees were a different texture. They were beautiful because the leaves were green and their trunks were skinny and seemed dry. The rocks looked like the ones that are inside the ocean because they were a shiny bright color and seemed like they had crystals in them. The red and light brown colors of the canyon looked like they were alive. They didn’t look sad, but like they had secrets to keep. If you threw a rock from the top to the bottom of a cliff you would lose sight of the rock because it was so deep. The animals in the Grand Canyon don’t run away from you when you get close to them. There was a squirrel that looked like it was modeling for us because every time we called to it, it would come to us and stand there for us to take a picture. Finally, we had to go back to Oregon, but I was really excited to return.

It was a beautiful trip, but now I have to start my Spring Vacation in Oregon. I have a week. I hope I get some fun and rest.