Last weekend, our group spent Saturday morning with the Director of CLC, as well as other Moroccan friends and homestay family members, on a visit to a few historically relevant sites in and near the old city, the Medina. Our first stop was the Kutubiyya, a 12th-century mosque whose minaret might look familiar to you. […]
From الشمال الغربي to المغرب
It’s been over a week since I made the journey to Morocco, and I am both settling in and overwhelmed by everything this country has to offer. Every morning I am woken up at dawn by the call to prayer coming in through the window, then I fall back asleep for another hour or so. I […]
All Present & Accounted For – Looking Ahead!
This is a short note of welcome to family, friends and all who are interested in following us as we embark on the Lewis & Clark College overseas program in Morocco. Our group arrived safely last week, full of anticipation, trepidation, and an eagerness to begin this adventure that we had long been dreaming about […]
Morocco Spring 2017
From Lesedi Khabele-Stevens
It’s the second to last to prayer of the day, and the moon is clear in a cloudless, gray-tinted sky. I am standing on the rooftop of a road. The air is cold and motionless. Off to my left, smoke is rising from the dinner prep downstairs. The windless air doesn’t (soak) up the scent […]