Bon jour from Morocco!
Three days into Morocco! Since the place I'm staying at doesn't have internet, I have to go to cafe's to access it, and this is my 2nd time online. Thus the lack of blogging thusfar. I was a smart thinker and bought a little journal that I've been carrying around and jotting things down in. I'm going to do my best to summarize my thoughts over the last few days. They've been running rambid (is that a word? I think so...) so try to bear with me while I write the most confusing, sporadic blog entry of all time.
I'm gonna get the complaints out of the way before I rave about how much I love it here.
1. I don't speak French or Arabic. It makes it very difficult to communicate. I'm trying to listen and learn. It's going to be a long process.
2. Lack de internet and suckiness of computadora. Turns out my computer doesn't register sound from a microphone. Horray! I'm going to have to find another way to Skype. Also, I'm having trouble adjusting to the lack of internet. I guess there's some sort of internet key you can get and have internet everywhere. It sounds intriguing.
Yep, that's about it. Now onto the good stuff...
1. Food. Muy good. Lots of eating with hands, and messiness which I enjoy.
2. People. Everyone I've met so far has been so nice. Simo took me around the city on the first day, even though I was exhausted from the trip. I don't think he would have let me lay down and rest if I asked, but it was good because I got a lot of stuff done - got a phone to use in Morocco for $35 (very nice!), met lots of people, etc. I'm staying with Catalina and Hayat right now while we wait for AIESEC U.S. to give us money for the apartment we found. Catalina has been showing me around the city for the most part over the last couple days. I also met a bunch of people on the MC. I've met so many people that I don't even remember their names.
3. Medina. Walked through it for a little bit yesterday, and it was awesome. Lots of colors, carpets, shoes, fun stuff for sale. Obvi I had to buy something, and Catalina did the bargining for a pair of really cute orange shoes.
4. Sights. Yesterday Catalina and I walked to the Mausoleum, where King Hassan II is buried. There are lots of ruins there too, of a mosque that was destroyed in an earthquake. We saw gardens, and walked around. Good times.
5. Parties. Last night we went to a nightclub where they were playing house music. The DJ was very good, and from Portugal. There were, legit, girls in small, small skirts and gold tube tops and knee-high boots dancing on little blocks like crazy people. It was insane. "Freed from Desire" played and it made me really happy.
Anyways, that's my summary of the last three days. It's been a whirlwind, for sure. Once I am able to blog more, I will write things in a less general way. I'm taking lots of pictures so hopefully I'll be able to share those soon, when I find a way to get my pictures from camera to computer (I left the connector at home...damnit)
More later, I promise
I'm gonna get the complaints out of the way before I rave about how much I love it here.
1. I don't speak French or Arabic. It makes it very difficult to communicate. I'm trying to listen and learn. It's going to be a long process.
2. Lack de internet and suckiness of computadora. Turns out my computer doesn't register sound from a microphone. Horray! I'm going to have to find another way to Skype. Also, I'm having trouble adjusting to the lack of internet. I guess there's some sort of internet key you can get and have internet everywhere. It sounds intriguing.
Yep, that's about it. Now onto the good stuff...
1. Food. Muy good. Lots of eating with hands, and messiness which I enjoy.
2. People. Everyone I've met so far has been so nice. Simo took me around the city on the first day, even though I was exhausted from the trip. I don't think he would have let me lay down and rest if I asked, but it was good because I got a lot of stuff done - got a phone to use in Morocco for $35 (very nice!), met lots of people, etc. I'm staying with Catalina and Hayat right now while we wait for AIESEC U.S. to give us money for the apartment we found. Catalina has been showing me around the city for the most part over the last couple days. I also met a bunch of people on the MC. I've met so many people that I don't even remember their names.
3. Medina. Walked through it for a little bit yesterday, and it was awesome. Lots of colors, carpets, shoes, fun stuff for sale. Obvi I had to buy something, and Catalina did the bargining for a pair of really cute orange shoes.
4. Sights. Yesterday Catalina and I walked to the Mausoleum, where King Hassan II is buried. There are lots of ruins there too, of a mosque that was destroyed in an earthquake. We saw gardens, and walked around. Good times.
5. Parties. Last night we went to a nightclub where they were playing house music. The DJ was very good, and from Portugal. There were, legit, girls in small, small skirts and gold tube tops and knee-high boots dancing on little blocks like crazy people. It was insane. "Freed from Desire" played and it made me really happy.
Anyways, that's my summary of the last three days. It's been a whirlwind, for sure. Once I am able to blog more, I will write things in a less general way. I'm taking lots of pictures so hopefully I'll be able to share those soon, when I find a way to get my pictures from camera to computer (I left the connector at home...damnit)
More later, I promise
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