Le Soundouss Hotel Rabat

... 8221; as they are called in French&#8221;) with a VISA logo so I could make sure my card was returned after I put it in. The first let me check my balance but not take out money. I thought that was quite peculiar considering that I could check my balance over an ocean and a whole continent almost instantaneously but it would not give me dirhams. The second was more obliging and gave forth unto me 1000Dh. <br> <br>My goal was to take 1000Dh and spend it in a weekend ...

... of apparent weakness, they help a pedestrian cross the street. <br><br>6) Motorcycles and their Driver&#8217;s- Do They Deserve to Die?<br><br>If they aren&#8217;t dead, then they have earned the right to live. It&#8217;s horrifying to watch them weave in and out of traffic, tailgate, be tailgated, and ride on the sidewalk (where, as I mentioned, cars are parked). Not to mention I have only seen two real motorcycles. They are mostly motor assisted bicycles and ...

... be in Europe. However the Spanish and Moroccan governments have cracked down on these refugees (similar it seems to me to Mexicans attempting to flood the borders of the U.S.) and thus our Moroccan driver was not allowed to drive us across the border. We had to physically get out of the van, say goodbye to our driver and walk across the border ourselves. Though crossing the border itself was nothing exciting it was weird to reach the other side and realize we had not ...

... are again short) and Missed Connections:<br> <br>Kelsey thanks for saying to me, &#8220;You love the greasiest people.&#8221; This was in reference to all the people I think are attractive, but more specifically referring to my love of John Claude van Damme. Thanks to the man in the gare. Thanks for trying to speak in fusha and I hope you made it home alright.<br> <br>Thanks to the cute little Arab child in the gare. You have given me hope that some kids ...

... br> <br> A) A persistent, very loud honk. This one takes the most time to master. You have to save your strength to hit the wheel very hard several times. I have heard some only in the grasshopper stage. They are encouraged to get better by other drivers. This honk is a vocalization, &#8220;Get the *bleep* out of my way you donkey!&#8221; This is also implying a plethora of swear words that exceed my Arabic vocabulary. To use a quote, &#8220;I hate you I ...

... cabbie didn&#8217;t know where to go because as afore mentioned, cab drivers DON&#8217;T know where Irfane (the city/ suburb I live in) is- even though I had been assured they all would know. It of course turned out to be my fault. Shock. Surprise.<br><br> <br>So, Kelsey and her friends Maya and Richard arrived at 12 on Saturday. I panicked a little, but not as much as I would have before coming to Morocco. I recognized that Kelsey is a smart cookie and ...

... outside a supermarket where to put his rubbish the security gaurd just told him to put it on the floor. Different.<br><br>Something you can laugh at us about: we thought Morocco has the same time as Spain (one hour ahead of England). It turns out its one hour behind England. It was only today we realised this. This means that we had been getting up at 6 in the morning thinking it was 8. Idiots. you can probably imagine all of the other implications that go along with it!

... There were five or six guys in the group, dressed in jellebas and slippers. The music consisted of heavy drumming and chants in Arabic, and some of the songs are commonly performed for Moroccan weddings. That's it for now. We're leaving for our road trip to the Sahara around 3pm. We'll be on camels riding off into the sunset by 4:30pm local time on Saturday. Have a great weekend! B'esslama, Patty

... and I was thrilled - my first official conversation in Arabic! It was only a few words but I felt very proud. A couple of the moms arrived in their robes and slippers to drop off their little ones. I'm sure they wanted to bathe and get dressed in peace. If I didn't mention this before, the moms move into the hospital with their kids for the course of their child's stay. Many of them are there a long time as they have to raise the ...

... of the men are also dressed in interesting gear); I saw one woman walking with a baby swaddled to her back and two other kids in tow. Also, mopeds are everywhere and people seem to have a lot of faith in them, as they load them up and drive fast, zipping in and out of traffic. (and yes, actual mopeds that require peddling to get them going) This evening, we all just hung out getting to know one another, explored the house and ...