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 […]
Some Images from Weeks 1 and 2
It is difficult to describe the effect the stray cats have on you; they’re ubiquitous in Marrakech — in part, perhaps, because of the open dumpster system of trash collection. They tend to live in groups near the trash collection sites. They are in variable states of health, and you hear them arguing and fighting […]
Yet another incredible week
This past week has been a blast. We have fully submersed into academia with books, worksheets, writing assignments, pruebitas, project proposals, research, and studying. We have even had the opportunity to cook traditional Ecuadorian meals. Each of us were assigned two dishes to prepare for Thursday and on Wednesday we all took a field trip […]
First Update from Spain
Hola from Seville! Its been a whirlwind of three weeks in Spain, but I’m finally settling into a groove here. This is my first time in Europe, so I’m still getting used to things. In Spain things aren’t egregiously different (aside from everyone speaking Spanish) but the culture shock really comes from an accumulation of little […]
Cultural Differences
“How are you going?” “Sweet as mate! I am quite kean for you to rattle your dags…. but it’s mission critical that this situation not go pear shaped” “No worries, can do bro” Does this conversation bring about memories of meat pies, rare birds, and breathtaking landscapes? Well… it should. For the past two […]