Today is the last day of my international field experience and my day began at 3:00am. As the alarm came on, it was reminder that my journey is coming to an end. We loaded the bus at 4:00am with a bit of precipitation in the air and headed for the airport for a long day ahead. Our flight from Bogotá to Georgia was smooth but the long layover in Georgia was hard. After 20 hours of travel, I finally drove in at midnight and was delighted to be home.
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These mornings were set aside for building networks and understanding through Teacher Collaboration. We were able to sit down and share our experiences about the culture of Colombia. As each of us reflected on the importance of our international field experience, we also had to discuss what our future plans were as soon as we returned home. Previous TGC fellows were also invited to share with us their past travel experiences and thoughts. They are currently working on various projects and collaborating with other educators from other countries.
After we convene back at Botogá with our cohort, we explored the Gold Museum and Museum. Both of these museums had amazing art pieces and paintings. El Museo del Oro (The Museum of Gold) is one of the most visited touristic highlights in the country with visitors around 500,000 tourists per year. The museum displays a selection of pre-Columbian gold and other metal alloys and contains the largest collection of gold artifacts in the world. Together with pottery, stone, shell, wood and textile objects, these items, were sacred metal. Museo Botero (Botero Museum) houses one of Latin America's most important international art collections. Like the Gold Museum, this museum also sees 500,000 visitors annually, around 1,000 daily.
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