Hello All,
I am finally returning to world of blogging after a long hiatus. I have been around the world since my last blog post, but I am safely and happily back in Rabat.
After my Excursion around Morocco in early October, we came back in the middle of Midterm Exams. After a stressful week of studying for hours on end, I made it through and we had our fall break. That week was amazing as I traveled with some of my friends to Barcelona and Lisbon! This was an incredible trip, so much fun and SO civilized. Traveling in Europe really made me miss efficiency and order, so this December I will be very happy to be home.
After that, I spent a good week at home in Rabat, recovering and focusing back on school. I had some major reading to catch up on, but I got it all done. Then, this past weekend I went to Tangier and Chefchouan. Tangier was great, we stayed in a 50 dirham a night hotel ($6.50) and walked around to all the fabled hangouts of Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsberg, Tennessee Williams, and all the other Beatniks. We then took a cheap bus to Chefchouan and stayed at a 40 dirham a night hotel ($4.50). It was a fun weekend which culminated with a 7am bus ride home to Rabat. But it was also a cheap weekend…spending less than 300 Dirhams (about $35), though it was the constant cheap, unsafe, and dirty transportation/living situation that made it priceless.
I am now back in Rabat and doing well. Focusing back on school, and I actually ended up doing really well on my midterms! I got my first A on an Arabic test ever, and did well in my other classes. I guess I really must be learning something.
The next few weeks look pretty busy for me…2 fifteen page papers, arabic tests, and a few cities left to see in Morocco. I thoroughly plan to take advantage of this great opportunity on the last half of my study abroad!
I plan to do some major filling in the gaps soon….so you will all know how Europe was and how classes are going, I also have some new observations on Moroccan culture to share, so look out!
Ma’a Salaama
Arabic Word of the Day:
عافوا
‘aafwaan
Sorry (As in sorry for my lack of blogging)
