Today is the first day we experienced in New Mexico. It was very interesting. We arrived at Native American Community Academy (nacaschool.org) which is a school for 6-11 graders. The school was new and each year they add on a grade. The classrooms were all separate buildings, like portable classrooms. Soccer is very big down down here. We got to meet the people in charge of Americorps. Here in New Mexico, Americorps is helping with Southwest Use Service Soccer. This is a week where soccer teams from all over gather together to not only play soccer, but also learn and embrace their culture. We got to meet teenagers who were apart of the Youth Conservation Corps. These students are paid to help plant trees and help in the community. Today we had played soccer/volleyball/hackysack, ate lunch, and helped them plant trees at a federal farm. Planting trees never seemed so difficult. There were a ton of baby trees all in black pots. We had to water each pot up to the top. It is very dry here in New Mexico so it was important for the trees to receive enough water. Watering took a long time. Today it was 96 degrees, but it did not feel that hot at all! There is no humidity so that is nice. I am looking forward to tomorrow, we are going to start our playground build at Kewa Pueblo.