Quick Update Before My Trip

I am about to leave tomorrow on a big trip around Morocco! I am very excited for this epic adventure, here is a brief description of the trip:

-Sunday…to Marrakech [snake charmers, museums, monkeys, nightlife\
-Monday...to Zagora
-Tuesday....Bedouin Camping in the Sahara Desert [camels, jeeps, bedouin music]
-Wednesday…Raiss, Village Night
-THurday…Fez [hats, donkeys, insanity]
-Friday…Fez, Moulay Idriss, Voloubiliss [Roman Ruins, Moorish Ruins, Oldest City in Morocco]
-Saturday…Chefchouan [Spanish inspired town]
-Sunday Back to Rabat

This is going to be a crazy trip and I can’t wait to experience it all and then tel you all about it. I will be out of reach for the week, but I’ll try to read my email in Fez. I will have a few BIG blog posts about this trip to make up for a week of being absent.

A short update on life in Rabat: I was very sick earlier this week. FLu like symptoms and such, but it seems that i am all better now. I missed a couple classes but my teachers all understood and they actually prefer me to stay away from them. Moroccans are a little paranoid about Swine Flu.
Classes this week (the ones I made it to) were actually really good. Arabic is definitely improving and I can hear myself getting better. We had class in a cafe on Thursday and I got an ice cream sundae, during class time. Life in Morocco is SO difficult.

As far as fun activities go, I was sick so that was a little limited. Though yesterday all the BU kids went to TGIFridays for lunch! We were craving some American food and it was an experience. I’m not a big fan of Fridays in the States but in Morocco, the Double Stack Quesadilla that I ordered was just what I needed. All the waiters have to speak English and the Menu’s are in English, so it was a nice escape.

Ma’a Salaama

Arabic Word of the Day:

رحالة

(rahaala)

journey, trip, adventure

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