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It all works out
... back to the hotel to grab a few things and then would meet us back at the square in a few minutes.
Jason and Mary shared some of the fish with me, and it was very delicious. I definitely plan to do the same thing tomorrow. With their appetites filled, we headed back to the square to meet Ahmagi to follow Jason and Mary back to their hotel to check out their accommodations which they highly praised.
They were staying ...
What do you do when summer approaches?
... IST training. IST, which stands for In-Service Training, was my third stage of Peace Corps training. As far as what I did during this training? I spent a lot of time tanning and chilling on the beach coast. I went back for a few days in site after this to clean clothes, get my tasks back in site in check, and eat ramen (hah) before I headed out to Agadir. Agadir is about south west of my site. Random fact: Pizza Hut exists in Morocco. Yes, I ...
Hangovers and drowned fish
... before meeting up with Nancy and Chris for lunch – 50dr for a mixed grilled plate of shrimp, squid, 2 sardines, 1 small random bit of fish and 2 larger half fish- sole maybe- which was more than any of us could eat and it was really yummy!
Nancy and I then went off to negotiate a deal for some fresh fish for tonight and got 2 whole fish for 220dr -4kg worth and they scaled and gutted them too! Luckily Nancy was with us as they were over our budget but she said we could get ...
Essaouira: Catch of the Day
... UN.
Next I took a stroll on the beach. Bikinis there, which surprised me. It was very mellow, but you can see how it would be crazy in the summer. Kids in the water, people lounging around, vendors selling everything - typical beach scene. One of the henna ladies checked mine out and told me it was Marrakech ****. I agreed.
On my walk back to my riad I walked any odd turn I could since you cannot get lost here. I discovered a tiny street who's walls ...
The Windy Little Town
... parents in Essauoira and had been their a few days already. They told us about their experiences trying out the local night clubs. Apparently there are prostitutes that hang around in there and go for only 20dh! While we were of course appalled by this, apparently the local prostitutes are rather popular with the French tourists. The things you learn.... So rather than a night club, we all decided to go for a shisa smoke, since we hadn't yet done that in Morocco and it was definitely ...



