Moving in Morocco

Moving transit, 7 hours to Midelt

Saying goodbye to Ouargui, local hanut

Midelt, middle/high Atlas

'Hiru', kitty love......

Breakfasts on the roof with PCV and friend, Leslie; also, 'Leila'

Proud owner of a wood burning fireplace

 My apartment is connected to a mosque

Hiru on his favorite chair

Mounaim in salon with Hiru

On the way to suq market

    

Rainbow on the way to Itzer, a rural village nearby

What can I say? I made it to Midelt and have been getting settled over the past few weeks. Midelt is definatley city living with almost everything at my finger tips. The suq and food is abundant and community spread throughout with 60,000-65,000 people. Midelt is a gateway to Ouarzazate and the High Atlas mountains with a major road going to both. As it is considered a touristic town, there is an industry of local crafts, exporting of apples, fossils and environment national parks and education. Needless to say, Midelt is growing and is a overall healthy city with many locals interested in sports. Everyday I have been busy going different places, meeting new people and getting my apartment in order as well as getting together with other volunteers in rural communities just outside of Midelt. There have been many house repairs but things are getting fixed. There is so much opportunity here and I am getting a schedule together. I will be updating you on all the wonderful experiences that I will have in my third year in Morocco. In addition, I have a fabulous site mate who lives in the same apartment building who is from Lafayette, Colorado and we have a lot in common. We enjoy one another's company and have been sharing our healthy food recipes and doing our workouts together. Here's to celebrating one more year in Morocco with a whole new focus, friends and kitty!