So, now what? As we packed up and headed back across the border, we were challenged with the question of how to take what we’ve learned in Tijuana and apply it at home. We spent our last morning in the condo eating breakfast with Leo and Caro before leaving early to get on the bus. Once we arrived at the San Ysidro border crossing, our group waited in line next to hundreds of others trying to get to work or celebrate the Mexican holiday in the United States. Luckily, we were able to get through in roughly 30 minutes. After crossing, we entered the parking lot of the Las Americas Outlet Mall, which sits right up against the metal border and barbed wire fence lining Tijuana. Overall, we recognized the mall as an ironic symbol of the consumerist culture in America. Before boarding the bus to the airport, we all wrote letters to ourselves containing our take aways from the trip and things we found important to remind ourselves of at a later time. Dr. Amy from Peace Works promised to mail these to us at an unknown time in the future to keep the spark of our immersion alive. Sadly, we said goodbye to Dr. Amy once we arrived at the San Diego airport, where we all got lunch of our choice and our phones back.