Southwest trip was incredibly awesome for me. Although our trip got off to a late start because of airplane trouble, I had much more fun time as if there had been no trouble. Extension Students went to New Mexico and Arizona. I learned fascinating culture, visited appealing towns and experienced the magnificent nature.
First, I learned about wonderful Southwest culture. Extension students visited Acoma Pueblo. The Acoma Pueblo is known as Sky City because it sits on top of a high mesa. Native American guides showed us around it. Although Acoma Pueblo is in the US, I felt like that it is in a different country. That's why, the buildings, houses and languages differ there from Spokane completely. The buildings and houses stand on not concrete but on soil ground. In addition, most of the buildings made of sandstone, and there are some ovens made of sandstone outside houses. People use them to make bread and meal. The oven is called "horno" in Spanish. Also, guides' pronunciation was different from what is usually here. In addition to the horno, there are a lot of peculiar names and almost of the names are derived from Spanish. Because the city was controlled by Spain in ancient times, they had a sorrowful history. Acoma people who were treated as slaves built the church, which I visited. Because of the fact, the church wasn't destroyed during Pueblo Revolt. I experienced tremendous culture in this place.Fascinating Miraculous Staircase |
Amazing Grand Canyon |
As you can see, I really enjoyed this absolutely fantastic trip. I was able to visit several fascinating places, and I experienced different culture and nature that is not in Spokane and Japan. The trip is my one of the treasures.