Riad Oudaya
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11-5-12
So Sunday was orientation and today I went to one of the other volunteers' placement at an organization called La Feminin Plurial, a women's empowerment center. I've been given so much new information and become familiar with countless cultural anecdotes these past 48 hours, that it has made it seem as though I've been here for a week. So, bullet …
Stuck in Rabat
... a few days, and in the meantime we met two lovely Swedish girls who rented their own apartment for a month. We spend a few evening at their place and all was good (except for my stomach). Then I went to Rabat and Diederik went back to Spain.
My feelings about Rabat are a bit mixed. On the one hand it's not that special (but maybe I just didn't find the right places yet), but on the other hand the lack of being husstled all the time is a ...
11-14-12
... to be 1.5 hours, really ended up being almost 4!). So today I decided to start off class with a discussion of what I had learned. We talked about the 5 Pillars of Islam and each of my students described them to me in their own words.
1. Testimony--Shahada
2. Prayer--Salat
3. Charity--i'll get back to you
4.Fasting-- Assawm
5. Pilgrimage--Hajj
Basically, within Islam all of one's decisions and actions are between that person and God. The actions ...
Mabel and the Masters of Mud mob Marjane
... 8217;t seem to be a stretch of land that was unpopulated or suitable for camping. In the end Drew decided we would keep on going to Fez to the campground, arriving at about 9pm. Tim and I were on cook group and set about feeding the masses as quickly as we could. Amazing how well any kind of food is received when it’s served up at 10.30 pm....A tried and true recipe for success I’m sure we’ll get plenty of opportunity to repeat time and time again on this ...
And Bring On the Culture Shock
... and a lot of people felt guilty for trying to baragin for things less than a dollar, but we are told this is part of Moroccan life and the shopkeepers want you to try to baragin. The racial minority students in the group commented on how they felt glad to not be the minority anymore in terms of race. I did not even notice that I would be the minority in Morocco since ...