As I sit here musing upon my time here in Morocco in my last few days in the country, I don’t think I will ever forget my time in Chefchaouen. …
A Moroccan Education
This week has been filled with education and educational experiences. For starters, I began teaching English in a conversational style at one organization in Sale, the sister city of Rabat. …
A Moroccan Education
For the past two weeks, I have been living (almost) truly on my own in Rabat in a house with 11 of my fellow study abroad classmates. Well, at least…
Salaam/Salut/Hello!
When you go to a foreign country, you expect to hear a different language that what you’re used to (except if you’re traveling to an English-speaking country, of course). However,…
Zwina Bizef! Touta!
Street harassment. It’s just one of the realities of living in a North African country, so I hear. And from my experience, it is definitely real. What constitutes street harassment,…
Escape to the Country
Ah, the countryside! It was a very welcome relief to get away from noisy and dirty city to the wide-open spaces of rural Morocco. However, after spending last week with…
Singing Sisters and Soapy Clothes
When you enter into a family for the first time, you know that you won’t be treated like the rest of the family immediately, but will remain a guest in…
Eat, eat!
One of the biggest parts of Moroccan culture is their food, and as far as I’m concerned, there is definitely no better way to experience this food than becoming part…
Ma Famille Marocain
Traveling to any foreign country can definitely be stressful. Add to that a new family, and you’re talking stress. A week into my study abroad program, I was adopted by…