Visiting Plymouth, I expected to be treated to walk through history. Instead, we got torrential rain. But being the stout college students that we are, we opened our umbrellas and carried on, touring both Plimoth Plantation and the Mayflower II. Plimoth Plantation is a historical reproduction of the village the Pilgrim's built in the 1600's. It mainly highlights the two different cultures that were in the area and their relationship. After watching an educational video about what the people do at the plantation, we ventured out into the rain to visit the Wampanoag village. (We were asked to refrain from using the words "Indian" or "Native American" because they are disrespectful and offensive. Instead, we were to use the term "Native people" or "Wampanoag") In the village, we found two huts with roaring fires inside. All of the outdoor activities had been postponed due to the rain. In the first hut, a friendly man explained to use how the huts were built, using cedar and reed mats. Another man and woman showed us the crafts they were making, a bag and a spoon. In the second hut, four women told us more about how their homes were built and the food they ate. One woman was cooking a pot of deer meat and vegetables over the open fire. (It smelled so good!) There was also a woman with her little girl. The child did not speak any English, but she did sing us a song. In the Pilgrim town, we toured several homes, where the occupants wove tales of their voyage on the Mayflower and the settlement of the village. The point of Plimoth Plantations was to give insight into the lives of 1600 Pilgrims and Wampanoag. But it made me wonder more about the strange lives of the actors who portrayed the people. While the actors were in historical dress, they spoke modern English and obviously were familiar with American culture. But at the same time, they were completely at home in the fake Wampanoag village. It made me wonder what their daily life is really like when they are not working. How they integrate both cultures into their daily lives.