Hotel Majestic Rabat

... same flight to Paris that I am. If I understand the internet correctly, if we check in online at practically the same time, we will sit next to each other. It would be nice to have company on the flight.<br> <br>Stewart did not come again. It is really nice to have one-on-one time with Hafeetha even if it gets frustrating occasionally because he is not there to save me by answering when I do not know. It was a good day though. She and I talked about religion and ...

... The village just received electricity 2 1/2 years ago, so it was extremely interesting and enriching to meet with these people and see a totally different side of Morocco. Though Tangier and Rabat were beautiful and full of life and culture, what we soon learned from being in the village is that city life is not the majority of Morocco, rather most Moroccans live, just as this family did, in small villages strewn throughout the mountains. Many villages have ...

... tell him where to go. This leaves time for him and the woman to gossip about me. I know enough darija to understand that the laughter is aimed at me. In essence, they think I&#8217;m an idiot.<br><br> <br>&#8220;Ana waslitu ala al Maghrib eowma ahid faqat.&#8221; (I only arrived in Morocco on Sunday only.)<br><br> Apparently this is no excuse for idiocy. They continue laughing. <br><br>Side-note: there was a motorcyclist who didn&#8217;t want to wait for us so he ...

<br>Ramadan ends this weekend. It is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, traditionally the month in 610 AD when Allah revealed the Qur'an to a caravan trader named Muhammad who took to wandering the desert near Mecca while thinking about his faith. <br><br>Ramadan is a "month of blessing" marked by prayer, fasting, and charity. Morocco being 98.7% Muslim, this event dominates the scene. All able Muslims over the age of 12 must not eat or drink ...

... in Arabic. It would be almost as good as my command of "wahed, jusz, tleta . . . !" before they go down the slide. (that's one, two, three . . .!) Unfortunately, I completely forgot the words for colors today so I need to make another cheat sheet for next week. We had a pretty good day at the hospital, except for the HEAT!! It was so blasting hot in the playroom - I'd guess it hit 95-100 ...

Salaam, Today was a pretty chill day, relatively speaking. Hospital this morning. We had to wait in the hall for a few minutes until the nurse opened up the play room, and one of our kids came running down the hall and lept into my arms for a hug. Awwwww! What a way to start the day. It was a good day, but the vibe was a little off. Some of the kids were moody, and we had to ...

... tomorrow or just get shown around, but we're ready either way. We learned that we will be working in the asthma ward exclusively, so that means we'll be based in a hallway of the hospital, setting up our activities on a table out there - keeping sure to stay out of the way of the nurses and doctors! It should be interesting. Apparently, the only time these kids get to play are when ...