Day 7

Today we ventured to El Tule and the City of Oaxaca. El Tule is a tree that is over 2,000 years old and it is huge, weighing over 600 tons! Capturing the entire tree with a camera is impossible. After seeing El Tule, we went into Oaxaca City and had a day to do whatever we wanted. I did a lot of shopping at street venders in the Zocalo. Later some of us went to lunch with Omar's sister, Janet, and got a tour of an old church that is being restored and turned into a cultural center. Janet works there and helps put on exhibitions and knows so much about a lot of different cultures. Back in Teotitlan we walked around the carnival and got to practice taking night shots. Tomorrow is the last day of the workshop. It's hard to believe the trip is almost over!