December 2
This morning at around 8:30, everyone’s day started by getting ready and making the dreadful walk down all the stairs to the main lobby.
Once downstairs and somewhat awake, we enjoyed our breakfast of orange juice or coffee, and Moroccan pancakes, bread, and pound cake. Something very interesting about their coffee, is how they serve it. They pour milk into the cup, and the coffee after. This means that the ratio of milk to coffee is unequal, but it doesn’t matter because it tastes good that way. Once finished with breakfast (at around 10 o’clock), we grabbed our belongings and headed outside to where our van/bus was waiting for us to make the 3 hour drive back to Rabat. About half way through our long and tiring journey, we jumped out, stretched our legs, used the facilities, and got snacks to keep our stomachs and minds happy. Once the ride was finally over and we had arrived back to Bridges, we all waited for our host families to come and pick us up (or for the taxis to come pick us up and then bring us to our hosts houses). Each of our host families took us to do or see certain things. So, this evening, we all had very different experiences. For me personally, my experience was great and was a lot of fun! My family took me to go get gifts in a shopping area, but when we all realized that there was nothing there to get and that we were wasting our time, they decided to take me back to the medina where I’d have time to look around and get things that I wanted.
The medina is a crazy, very chaotic place with so much going on. It was hard to get through because everyone was on a narrow road trying to pass and buy things, people were pushing and shoving, people were yelling trying to get customers to buy what they were selling, and so much more! There was so much chaos and craziness so we just grabbed the things we needed and then got outside to where we could actually hear what each other was saying. Once getting back into the car, we drove to the house where we all enjoyed a nice dinner and then relaxed.
-Aubri Ancona
Once downstairs and somewhat awake, we enjoyed our breakfast of orange juice or coffee, and Moroccan pancakes, bread, and pound cake. Something very interesting about their coffee, is how they serve it. They pour milk into the cup, and the coffee after. This means that the ratio of milk to coffee is unequal, but it doesn’t matter because it tastes good that way. Once finished with breakfast (at around 10 o’clock), we grabbed our belongings and headed outside to where our van/bus was waiting for us to make the 3 hour drive back to Rabat. About half way through our long and tiring journey, we jumped out, stretched our legs, used the facilities, and got snacks to keep our stomachs and minds happy. Once the ride was finally over and we had arrived back to Bridges, we all waited for our host families to come and pick us up (or for the taxis to come pick us up and then bring us to our hosts houses). Each of our host families took us to do or see certain things. So, this evening, we all had very different experiences. For me personally, my experience was great and was a lot of fun! My family took me to go get gifts in a shopping area, but when we all realized that there was nothing there to get and that we were wasting our time, they decided to take me back to the medina where I’d have time to look around and get things that I wanted.
The medina is a crazy, very chaotic place with so much going on. It was hard to get through because everyone was on a narrow road trying to pass and buy things, people were pushing and shoving, people were yelling trying to get customers to buy what they were selling, and so much more! There was so much chaos and craziness so we just grabbed the things we needed and then got outside to where we could actually hear what each other was saying. Once getting back into the car, we drove to the house where we all enjoyed a nice dinner and then relaxed.
-Aubri Ancona
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