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mayapitzer 2015, Field Trips

Sixth Day for Maya

Being away from home is different, and the main thing I miss is the flexibility of designing my day. It’s difficult to feel sick or exhausted and not be able to rest when you want, and also I’ve thought of something I want to paint but I have no canvas. The greatest thing is being able to have friends you can hang out with a lot and joke around with. I don’t have to worry about being bored like I usually am in the summer, and I have funny friends and great cultural experiences.

Today we had pancakes for breakfast which was my favorite, and then went to theater. Rose assigned us my favorite activity so far- playing with our names. Maya Winnick. If my name was a sound, it’d be raindrops, or horseshoes click-clacking on concrete, or high heels on wood floors. If it was an object it would be pebbles or a potted cactus. Perhaps tap shoes that have been sitting in a closet for years. If it was a taste it would be peppery.

I typed my essay today in Common Apps. It’s my favorite class, and Shelva is very kind and helpful. I can’t get over the fact that on my first day I was dreading it and now I give 100% effort. I’d like to go to Pitzer or Scripps but they’re extremely selective. If I could take one road trip with my dad it would be to check out Lewis & Clark’s campus, and spend some time in Oregon. The weather is optimal too. (hinthint).

We took a trip up to Mt. Baldy today, too. It was really nice out there. I love getting some fresh air and moving my legs, but after the bird dance, my calves were killing me! And of course I got to spend time with my BOMB bff Miahuatl so any day with that hilarious girl is the best.

Mentor goals.

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Away from home

1) I miss my Family, my dogs, my bed, the weather, the lakes, basketball training, the green, surrounded by trees, the ocean in the washington area, my home, and my people.

2) Knowing that i have a summer job and i’m missing it right now.. LOL

3) I get to learn about other Native peoples culture, and I get to meet new Native American youth.

4) The “hike” was amazing. Learning about the wild life and the plant life was very nice. I felt more spiritual when we danced. Everyone stood up and let go of the past, and it just made me feel connected with everyone.

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I want to be called cecelia from now on :)

1) I miss the giant cedar trees and seeing the water, and seeing people pulling canoe.

2) One thing that makes it hard about being away from home is that I am not hagning out with my family and I miss my family a lot.

3) one thing that is great about being away from home is that it is good to travel, and to realize that there are more places than just my rez.

4) my day was jawesome :))))

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Day 6

The things that I miss from home are my dogs and my bed. One thing that makes it hard from being away from home is not being able to sleep in and one thing that is great about being away from home is not seeing my annoying sisters. My day today was actually good especially when we went to Mount Baldy because we went off campus which I like instead of being stuck in class all day. The hike up there was tiring but it was pretty too. One thing I wished we did was go to the waterfall.

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Mika Jade’s Day

Now that I’ve been away from home, some of the things I miss are being able to wake up and open my door and see the sunrise and drink coffee with my birth giver. I miss seeing my bulldogs faces. I also miss my younger brother whose birthday I had to miss.
One of things that makes it hard to be away from home is not being able to see my family members faces and voices. One thing that is great about being away from home is being able to experience new things and meet new people that can become great friends later on.

Reflection:

Today was an adventure to listen to other elders stories and to be welcomed on their territories, and being able to listen and share the traditional songs and dances at Mount. Baldy. Also cooking in the morning with my mentor’s group and going through the day with laughter and good vibes.

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Mount Baldy

1. The thing I miss most from home is definitely my family. I miss being able to talk to my mom, my dad, and my brother especially. Although I keep in contact with them everyday, it is not the same. I miss cracking jokes with my dad, we usually spent a lot of time together. What is quite surprising to me is that I miss my brother. Usually this would be the time to take a break from him but I actually miss playing soccer with him. And lastly, I miss my mom’s stupendous cooking.

2. My biggest difficulty for me staying away from home has always been food. My mom is the type of mom that cooks everyday and I hardly ever eat outside of home. She has always been strict on me on eating up to four times a day. But, the thing that makes it really difficult is the meal hours. Im usually never hungry when it is breakfast time because I would usually eat breakfast at around 9 or 10.

3. I think the great thing from being away from home is taking a break from all problems you have back at home. Here you are able to forget about everything and just have a good time.

4. Mount Baldy was definitely the highlight of the day. I had a spectacular time hearing the songs of the elders. It was really fun dancing the songs of the elder today. It was a really great environment and it was really touching.

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Day 6

I miss my comfortable bed. Not being able to sleep as long as i wish to ( till 1). The absolutely best thing about being away from home is being away from my annoying sisters. Today was a very productive day because i got up early and got to class on time and got to hear that a idem was getting sent back to its people from the museum.         Also i liked being at Mount Baldy because I like the nature walk and hearing the elders and Lummi girls singing their songs.

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claremont mountains

1. The things I miss about home is probably that my birthday is tomorrow and I don’t get to spend it with my siblings and mom. I usually spend my birthday with my grandma mom brother sister and my stepdad. My grandma and mom usually have a dinner for me. I also miss my mom i spend a lot of time with her when she isn’t at work.

2. One thing that I miss about home is my family i don’t see them all the time but I usually see them every once in awhile. i have not gotten homesick  and i don’t think i will.

3.  One thing that is great about being away from home is I don’t have to just sit around and i don’t have to be around kids 24/7. That doesn’t mean that i don’t miss home but I know i am going to be there soon and time is going to fly.

Today was a good day I loved being off campus. I like going to the mountains thats what I cam here to do explore. And try new things and I am very grateful that I got the chance to do this program. I think we should do more off campus things as well.

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Amazing Day of Culture

Since its been almost a week I’ve been away from school, I honestly miss sleep and the food. That’s about it.

One thing that makes it hard to be away from home is just not getting much sleep but really nothing else makes it hard to be away from home BRUH.

I love California and I am having a wonderful experience here at Pitzer.

My day was wonderful because it was that hard and long as usual, and singing the flood song with all the other Lummi girls felt amazing.