Emily HR ’19 is excited to make it into the mountains Ait Ben haddu’s Kasbah, which is an old city and kasbas are spread out Morocco. Kaye Johnson ’18 looking up the riverbed from the top of the kasbah in Ait Bin Haddu. Vela ’19, enjoys the view of the sunset from a top of dune. […]
An Ode to Msemen
Oh my lovely msemen You are so oily and sweet We are so #blessed to have this chance to meet You are so crisp and light And you occupy my thoughts into the night With jam, honey, or plain You are always in my brain My soulmate, my love Msemen, Msemen
Hamaame-Oh-My
“Honestly, the dead skin that left my body probably weighed a pound in total.” This is a quote from my journal entry my first day with my host family in Marrakech. When my sister asked if I wanted to go to the Hamaam, I jumped at the opportunity to see more of the neighborhood and participate […]
Moroccan Wedding
The very first evening with my host family, they excitedly told me that they had a “marriage” in the family, and I would get to attend. I happily accepted, believing that I would have a few weeks to practice my dariija, buy new shoes, and mentally prepare myself. Little did I know that the wedding […]
First Few Weeks in Morocco
It has been a little less than two weeks since we have arrived in Marrakech, and have all been making the adjustment. After a disastrous journey over with airline blunders and misinformation, it is a relief to finally be settled. I am living with a wonderful host family in the neighborhood of m’hamid, with two […]