At around 8:30 in the evening, I called Mourad from the Marrakchi train station.  We were quick; I was about to board the train, and he had a late arrival coming.  He said our good-byes, and I thanked him again for the month.  We talked a little, and then I had to board. That was […]

All of dog-kind was angry.  Humans treated them like they were nothing, at best like servants, and at worst like rats.  The dogs said, “We are dogs, we have a noble lineage, why do the humans treat us like this.”  Finally, one thought of a way to show humans that they deserved to be treated […]

On a previous post, I wrote an erroneous post about the origin of the term “Ali Baba,” and why Moroccans call me Ali Baba whenever they see me.  It has nothing to do with 1992’s Aladdin, and instead comes from the story “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.”  From what I can tell based of […]

Our first Sunday in Marrakech, the day hike in the Atlas mountains, was also the day of the NFC and AFC championships.  Pauls, a die-hard Seahawks fan, was planning to stream the games live at the CLC, and Ryan and I decided that we would join him after getting some dinner.  As we left from […]

About a ten minute walk from the CLC is the Amal Center, a small and popular restaurant that doubles as a non-profit for women from impoverished backgrounds.  It’s goal is to provide training for these women so that they can enter the workforce as waitresses or cooks.  The Amal Center also has a close relationship […]