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| Kitty outside doorway in alley, Marrakech |
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| View from Hotel Sindi Sud rooftop |
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| One of many mosques at night in Marrakech |
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| Train to Rabat |
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| In full bloom on way to PC office, Rabat |
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| A good indication you're in the right direction |
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| Rabat, capital city |
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| In the souk medina |
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| Souk medina |
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| Yarn store where I purchased jilaba beads |
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| Picturesque doorway |
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| Rabat Fulbrighter and Morocco Exchange students with Peace Corps |
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| Visiting my friend Christine in Khenifra |
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| Khenifra |
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| Khenifra from mountain hike |
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| Khenifra |
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| Bee Boxes |
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| Bee Press |
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| We visited the bee keeping place |
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| View from over the mountain, Khenifra |
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| A random photo |
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| Siad's bee buisness |
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| Cactus |
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| Olive and lemon stand |
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| Artichoke and banana stand |
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Beautiful door knob
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| This grave yard photo looks very old |
The trip to Rabat came about because I needed to see the Peace Corps Dentist to get a chipped tooth repaired. To make a long story short, I bit into a rock at my family's cous-cous luncheon, a common occurrence among Peace Corps volunteers, especially in Morocco, where eating so much grain consists of rocks inside. The Peace Corps dentist is located in the capital city which was quite a treat to see. Peace Corps headquarters is also located there and I had a great time looking through the extensive library there. I also met a few Fullbrighters living in Rabat, they took a few of us out for an Italian meal. I explored the souk medina and enjoyed my stay. I will be back in May for my mid-term medical checkup. After Rabat, I took two taxis to visit my friend Christine, who lives in Khenifra about another 5 hours South of Rabat. Her site, very different from mine and beautiful with mountains hiking distance from her apartment. A few other volunteers came to join for a few days of relaxing, cooking, movies, popcorn, roof top relaxation and meeting her host family. Siad, her host father has a bee keeping business and took us on a tour. Although her community is part of a large city, it was interesting to see the differences from my village to her's. I traveled alone for the first time far distances to new parts of Morocco and was glad I could negotiate my way while finding the best deals and most direct routes. I am so grateful to experience new places. Although nothing is easy in Morocco, I feel confident that I can get around in any part of the world. As I am learning more about myself along the way, I am aware of the process and the changes that are taking place and it's really nice to feel that I am being looked after while going through it.
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