Border Expedition Proposed Itinerary
Saturday, January 27
Gather at Compass from 8:00am, Depart from Compass School at 9:00am
6:00pm Arrive Tucson, rent vans, food shop, get to campground -
Camp Gilbert Ray Campground
Sunday, January 28 Trip Orientation
*Desert hike with ecologist Ken Kingsley
Food shopping
*Guest Speaker- John Fife, Isabel Garcia or another
Monday, January 29
AM: Meeting with Mike Wilson and students at City High School in Tucson
PM: Drive to Nogales, Sonora. Tour of Nogales with Teresa Leal.
Stay at Borderlink’s Casa de la Misericordia
Tuesday, January 30
AM: reflections on past days, Meet with Kiko Trujillo, Director of Nogales Borderlinks
Serve lunch to children at "The Casa"
PM: Explore Nogales in small groups: No More Deaths tent/ Gloria’s house
Stay at Borderlinks
Wednesday, January 31
AM: Small group Nogales explorations, continued
PM: Market Basket Survey
Border wall art
Visit Maquiladora* (trying to set this up)
Thursday, February 1
AM: Drive to town of Altar (where 1,000-2,000 immigrants pass daily on the way to the United States) 3 hour drive
PM: Meet with Belén and Padre Priciriano from the CAMYN shelter. Visit town plaza, talk to immigrants.
Stay at CAMYN.
Friday, February 2
AM: Drive to the beach (5 hours)
Shop for food in Hermosillo on the way
PM: Down time, reflection
Stay Prescott College
Saturday, February 3
Homestay prep, Spanish review, possible visits to Seri jewelry maker and/or environmental activist,
Stay Prescott College
Sunday, February 4
AM: Pack, clean-up, final activities
PM: Drive to Carbó after lunch
Meet homestay families in the school and begin homestays
Monday, February 5
Homestays
Visits everyday from Andy, Elissa, or Bruce.
Activities may include: tortilla making, piñata making, visiting a ranch, craft making, cooking, going to school, whole group compass meetings, and more…
Tuesday, February 6
Homestays
See above
Wednesday, February 7
Homestays
See above
Thursday, February 8
AM: Closing circle
Leave Carbó, drive north, lunch in the Plaza of Magdalena
Debrief homestays
BORDER PATROL
Camp Forest service land in Arizona
Friday, February 9
Dawn hike with Don Garate
Drive to Tucson
Camp Gilbert Ray Campground, Tucson
Saturday, February 10
To Be Determined by students
Sunday, February 11
Flight at 7am to Vermont!
Saturday, January 27 - Sunday, February 11
Blog Archive
3 comments:
Have a blast on this awesome trip. Say hi to the desert for me. Hola Saguaros! Buena Suerte! Nos vemos en dos semanas. Adios -Chad
Re: Altar visit Jan 31
I've been trying hard to keep up with all that our travellers are seeing & doing! I wanted to share with other families here at home, this web site I found with excellent news, photos and personal narratives about Altar and border issues:
http://www.mennoweekly.org/STANDARD/Mexico-index.html
Thanks again to the whole Compass community for making this learning experience possible. Be safe, travellers.
-Emily
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