Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Days at Mission San Luis Rey began at dawn with the mission bell calling residents to Mass and prayer. Breakfast followed—typically cornmeal porridge (atole). Work was divided by gender: men handled farming, construction, and heavy labor; women managed cooking, cleaning, weaving, and childcare. Workshops produced clothing, furniture, tools, and other goods. Afternoons allowed leisure—games, music, dancing, skill-sharing. Evenings brought communal dinner, more prayers, and then rest. This regimented schedule sustained the community's spiritual, economic, and social cohesion.