Day 6

On our final day we got a lecture about Primary Sources in the Museum of New Mexico History. Tomas Jaehn gave us each a 47 star flag. It's an illegal flag because you have to wait until the 4th of July to have a new flag and it became a state on January 6, 1912 and Arizona became a state on February 14, 1912 so technically the next flag should've had 48 stars but New Mexico went and made a 47 star one anyways.

After, we took a group picture of our 40 person cohort (plus our 3 teachers: Mia, Rebecca & Quincy):

 

And then we had a few hours off since it was going to be a late night so I too Jessica and myself to Tent Rocks (take 2!). It was really cool but we didn't have much time. 

We got back JUST in time to hear a lecture on Pecos Pueblo and then we left for Pecos Pueblo and our closing ceremony. Pecos is completely abandoned.

There was a 1.25 miles hike to get to the site where I saw tons of flowering cactuses cacti :)

We were even allowed to enter a kiva. 

 We ate dinner and talked about our curriculum projects but there was a nasty thunderstorm looming (and we were the tallest point for MANY miles around) so we high tailed it out of there but not before the closing ceremony where we circled up and said what our one word for this journey had been. Mine words had all been taken by the time it got to me so my word was "renewed". 

On the bus ride home, we got out $1200 stipend and our certificates of completion.

We also got narration - apparently there were a few decisive battles of the civil war fought in the area.

When I got back to the hotel I went swimming and it made me want a swimming pool... and an outdoor fireplace.

 What a great way to end a fabulous experience!