Today was our last free day of the trip. We did a lot of sightseeing around Tucson and Sahuarita. The first stop of the day was at the Copper Mine Tour. This is the only active copper mine that allows tours and we were able to see the entire process. The state of Arizona produces 60% of all the copper in the USA. Some of the highlights were... "Never mine". In all seriousness, the mine was a unique opportunity to learn about something often overlooked. Next, we went to an Asain Buffett in Tuscon. We watched basketball and ate some very good food. Everyone enjoyed eating sugar donuts. The next stop on our trip was to the Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum. This is a zoo that only has animals found in southern Arizona. We spent quite a bit of time looking at the animals and looking for a lost chaperone. The majority of students' least favorite exhibit was the cactus exhibit, because, by day 6, we are all tired of cactus. After the zoo, we stopped at Starbucks for coffee. We went back to the Heiman's house and had pancakes, eggs, hashbrowns, and sausage. The entire meal was good. The night was spent hanging out and bonding. Once the other homestay's left, we enjoyed a long game of Apples to Apples. Tomorrow we start canvassing again. Please keep us and the church in your prayers as we continue to spread the gospel to the young families of Tucson and Sahuarita.
The group looking over the copper mine
Fun Fact: All traffic in the mine drives
on the left side of the road.
A few students inside the dump truck wheel.
These wheels cost $50,000 EACH!
Oops...
Rachel enjoying the Desert Museum
Rachel and Nora posing near the big cat exhibit
Group picture courtesy of Bob. A really nice guy!
Can you spot the tortoise?
Chris checking for eggshells
Beautiful Arizona sunset
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