Ibis Moussafir Rabat

... 8221; <br> <br>I thought, because of my limited, functioning Arabic, it could not mean what I thought it did. It does. I was totally right. Zineb translated for me. It means, &#8220;The Female Cat in the Middle of the Bathroom.&#8221; Maybe to people who have read every Agatha book this will not come as a surprise&#8230;but REALLY? I was totally right. <br> <br>After the bookstore we went the market and then we sauntered over to McDonald's. It was amazing! There are ...

... I just figured that she would be coming later. I took a little quasi-nap, that kind where you get to stop thinking but your eyes are open. Eventually, after the sun had come out and banished my SAD brought on by days of grey and then rain, I decided to review my homework and try the listening again. I listened to the story at least ten times. It was amazing. It started to sink in. In doing this, I had lost track of the two hours passing, until it was tea time. I ...

... up a scarf for myself so all in all I would call my shopping trip a success. After shopping we all met back up as a group and had a formal dinner to culminate our final night in Morocco. After dinner we met up on the roof of our hotel and spent an hour or so discussing our experiences in Morocco, the good, the bad and the moving. We discussed what we could do with what we have learned in Morocco and how our experiences could hopefully impact the thoughts of others. I ...

... a big deal. This again, is all very controlled. The motorcycle police are quite keen on this little trick. <br> <br>I have only once seen a traffic stop and I think is because a man with a truck lost part of the bed&#8217;s contents. <br> <br>WARNING: If you are a foreigner you must never attempt splitting lanes or straying over the double white. You will die or be severally injured. Unfortunately people do not move for ambulances. This could be a horrific ...

... of my future. By the way, my fair followers, I&#8217;ll stop whining about my lack of skills when a) Stuart goes down in a big ball of Arabic shame, b) I become good, or c) I actually go out and do things so I have something to write about. If you are lucky maybe a combination of these things might occur. But channeling the age-old adage, &#8220;Don&#8217;t hold your breath.&#8221;<br><br> <br>So to keep you interested, alert, and coming back for more, I ...

... were very nice. AND it was night.<br><br><br>&#8220;Mish mishkila.&#8221; (No problem.)<br><br> <br>End story.<br><br> <br>Salaam<br><br> <br>Shout-outs (and a &#8220;no thank you&#8221;):<br><br> <br>Thanks Kendra for being awesome. Thanks for not being pestered by my persistence in getting people to take me places. <br><br> <br>Thanks Ziggy for never letting me sit by myself. <br><br> <br>Mathilda: thanks x a million for letting me be a BIG pest. And thanks ...

... Regreg. It is the tower element for an adjacent mosque, begun in 1195. The tower is ascended by ramps, allowing the faithful to ride a horse to the top of the tower to issue the call to prayer.<br>The tower was originally designed to be 86 meters high, but neither the minaret nor the mosque were finished due to the death of the architect, and shortly after, in 1199, the death of the Almohad sultan, Yacoub al-Mansour, who commissioned the buildings. <br ...

... the other kids. :-) Also, one of my favorite little boys came in today! I thought he was gone because we hadn't seen him all week, but he came in today, and it just made my whole morning. He must've been pretty sick to stay away from the playroom all week. He feels thinner than he was last week (he's a string bean to begin with) and was a little moody, but he seems to be moody most of the ...

... I sliced the onions, which was a satisfying contribution to the dish. After that, we had an impromptu Arabic language class with our Program Director, Mohamed. There was only a handful of us sitting in and we had a blast. Do you recognize this song? Mohamed sang it for us, so use your imaginations. And, yes, it was just as funny as you're probably thinking it would be. But it ...

... the right one. That put us at the absolute end of the line. Then we waited two more hours in another line to go through a medical review that was required for all US and Canadian citizens. We went into a small office one by one, met with a doctor (I assume he was a doctor - he was wearing a white coat), and he wrote down our names, passport numbers, local address we'll be staying at in Rabat, and then told us if we come down with ...