Riad Dar Aida Rabat

... horse stay with Sid. Sid made a whole mess of money and went very far from his house. On the last day that Sid was to have the horse, when he was riding through the trees, some not nice men demanded he give them the horse.
Normally he would not have complied, but the bad men had his dog, Carlisle, and they threatened to kill him. It hurt his pride to lose the horse and he knew he couldn’t return home without Mark’s beloved equine friend.

Sid was ...

... to bed fairly early so that we could get up early to head out of Rabat to the Rif Mountains. After another extremely filling breakfast we got in our van for a 3 hour drive up to a remote village in the Rif Mountains. Though the drive to the village was fairly uninteresting, once we arrived the views were spectacular. We were escorted by our translator up to a small house on the edge of the village where we met with a family that has lived in the village for more than 4 ...

... as I do. I’m fairly certain what he was putting forth was probably the largest string of lies known to man and I didn’t listen anyway. I felt it was beneath my dignity. The “tour” ended on the garden and Kelsey and I went and had a coke in the restaurant. It’s probably the best seat in all of Rabat and I am fairly certain the world. I had found this picture before departing of some scenery of Rabat and had made it my wallpaper. As I’m ...

... of confrontation in the Old Country, so I will expand this. If someone cuts you off and you have to hit your brakes or, if because of lack of attention, someone almost moves into you it becomes the appropriate time. Normally a honk comes first to catch the errant driver’s attention, then the gesture. Like I said, this requires a great deal of comfort with confrontation.

The last is more of an exasperated, “Hey, don’t honk at me.” This ...

... mureeda.” Which means, “I slept yesterday because I was sick.” Which I’m fairly sure is horrible Arabic. So tonight, I’m going to do my homework 110% so she doesn’t think I’m an idiot-slacker.


Class was horrible. Yesterday Stuart proved that he was smarter than me. But today he flat out triumphed over me. He straight up whopped me. It was sad. Stuart came up with great questions that seemed entirely grammatically ...

... so happy.


11) No one moves out of the way of ambulances. If you’re dying, don’t plan on a hospital visit. My fellow student and I were commenting on this ambulance trying to get through traffic and it just wasn’t happening. One person even honked at (then again, no big surprise). She pointed, “Look, you can see the feet.” You sure enough could. The ambulences here are nothing more than glorified ...

... and...

The internet refuses to work.So I decide to ask the security guard, that had lead me to my room, for help (he speaks Moroccan and French- I speak MSA and English).

Of course, I am bawling.

On my way down I meet a girl whom I can hardly communicate with either (her: French and Moroccan, me: the usual suspects) but she sees me crying and tries to help. I tell her in perfect MSA that the ...

... who goes around taking pictures for a fee.

I'm happy I got to hang out with my little guy every day this week. He was really moody at first yesterday, but eventually shook it off. I had a hard time leaving and almost cried when it was time to go, but I didn't. Heather and I received lots of hugs and kisses on the cheek from the kids, so I'm thinking they did know we were leaving - at least the older ones. Either way, life ...

... required.

A couple nurses have started visiting us this week, and they're really nice. They're young - I'd guess early to mid-twenties and they speak very limited English. They like speaking in French with Olivia and practice English with me. I asked them what happened to the girl in traction and they said she broke her neck. They tried explaining more details to me, but only knew the clinical words in French, so I just had to infer ...

... to visit, and took Olivia and I to see the new play center (that we aren't working in). Unfortunately, shortly after it opened last year, some kids colored on the walls (imagine!). Therefore, the center was closed down to be repainted. After it re-opened, access was limited for who can go there, so it still looks brand new. It's well-equipped with toys, games, books, learning materials, temperature controlled, etc., but it ...