Day 18 Beautiful British Columbia - Vancouver

UntitledBeautiful British Columbia is what the license plates read. And for good reason, this place is amazing. Vancouver is surrounded by ocean, mountains, and trees, and the people are all very active and spend a lot of time outside. The population is very racially and ethnically mixed, and 30% is Asian. In the morning we went to Dim Sum for brunch at a Chinese restaurant. If you have never been to Dim Sum you should go. The waiters and waitress come around non-stop with carts filled with different types of Chinese food, and all you do is choose and eat. After walking around China town, we went to a traditional Chinese Garden called Sun-Yat-Sen Gardens. From here we went to the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, where we saw artifacts of the Musqueam Tribes, one of the First Nation groups. Then we went to a Musqueam Reserve to learn about incorporating aboriginal education in the classroom. Interesting fact about the Musqueam: They are one of the few tribes that never signed any type of agreement with any government, and they use ‘band’ to refer to tribe. Finally, after our busy day I met up with friends from California who are studying architecture in Vancouver, for dinner. Another great day!

‘Beautiful British Columbia’ (Marvilloso British Columbia) es lo que dicen las placas de los carros, y con buen razon, esta ciudad es increible. La ciudad esta rodeado por el oceano, montañas, y arboles. La gente pasan mucho tiempo afuera y son my activos. Hay personas de todo el mundo que viven en Vancouver, con 30% siendo Asiatico. Por la mañana fuimos a Dim Sum para desayuno en un restaurante Chino. Si uno nunca ha ido a Dim Sum, debe ir. Los camareros pasan arrededor del restaurante con carretas llenas de diferentes comidas Chinas. Uno solo tiene que decidir que quieren y luego comer. Despues de caminar arrededor de la zona China, fuimos a un jardin tradicional de la China que se llama Jardines de Sun-Yet. De aquí fuimos al Museum de Anthropology (Museo de Antropología) en la Universidad de British Columbia, donde vimos artefactos del tribu Musqueem, uno de los grupos indigenas. Luego, fuimos a la reservacion de los Musqueem para aprender sobre com incorporar educacion indigena en los estudios de alumnos. Algo interesante del tribu Musqueem: Ellos son uno de los unico grupos que nunca firmo un trato con el gobierno y usan la palbra ‘banda’ para referirse a un tribu. Finalmente, depues de un dia lleno de actividades, sali a cenar con unos amigos de California que estan esudiando arquitectura en Vancouver. ¡Otro día excelente!

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