Mexico - Teachers Guide
NOTE: The content on this page is from the Team's six-week "Mexico Trek," where they spent most of their time in Mexico City. For more content on areas to the north and east of Mexico City, check out the "US to Guatemala" section of the "World Trek."
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On this Teachers Guide page you will find:
1 - Title of every update the Team has posted during this part of the Trek. NOTE: You can click on this for the Teachers' Tips - quick summaries of each of the dispatches that were posted in that update, along with activity suggestions. 
2 - A brief list of the key topics covered in the update.
(August 15 - September 23)
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August 15, 1998: Vamos a Mexico
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They're off! The team left San Francisco to make their way south to Mexico City. Along the way, they'll check out Aztlan, where the Aztecs came from, a region that is today the southwest USA and northern Mexico.
Trekking around San Diego enjoying the warm weather and the warmth of the local people. The Team's spending a few days near the border - the original homeland of the Aztecs, and home to Covenant House, the same organization for homeless youth they will work with in Mexico.
¡¡¡Que viva Mexico!!!
The team visited Tijuana and is now in Mexico City! Learn about their first impressions and continue building your AZTEC KNOWLEDGE!
The Team is really getting into it now. Shawn and Monica attended an AFS retreat for 80 kids from all over the world visiting Mexico. Silvia began her stay with Casa Alianza working with street youth.
Can you say "Cultural Transition?" We knew you could. The team is currently experiencing a little cultural transition. In this update learn about their impressions of different aspects of life in Mexico!
Traveling through time... The team visited Teotihuacan and drank in a LOT of Aztec mythology! And Silvia asked homeless youth your questions!
Silvia got a lot of opinions about homeless youth and addiction to chemicals, and the team visited the place where the Aztecs surrendered to the Spaniards
Dancing, singing, flying through the air — Mexico has it all!
The team visited the Monument to the Niños Heroes and the Basilica de Guadalupe.
The team celebrates Mexican Independence (and Monica's birthday). They also explored the history of the Mexican Revolution.
Contemporary Mexican Challenges (and a little team fun!) The team covers the Zapatista uprising, the flooding in Chiapas, and reports on their own misadventures.
The team reports on migrant workers, social change, and culture shock!
August 19, 1998: South to the Border
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August 22, 1998: Bienvenidos a Mexico City
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August 26, 1998: Habla Espanol?
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August 29, 1998: When in Mexico do as...
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September 2, 1998: The Sun Temple and Aztecs Myths
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September 5, 1998: Two different kinds of battles
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September 9, 1998: Hecho en Mexico
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September 12, 1998: Some sobering and astounding reports of battles and miracles!
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September 16, 1998: Celebrations!
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September 19, 1998: Southern Mexico
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September 23, 1998: Relations between Mexico and the US
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