An adventure begins!

Blog #3 My takeaway from this experience. This week went by in a blur. I tested my limits on energy in the classroom spending all my time creating a great experience for my students. After we pulled through our final day of teaching, we came home to prepare for the party. The party was very interesting and equally crazy. It started off casual as students started coming in and we greeted them. We took plenty of photos with each other and they conversed with the best English they could (I’m glad to say that their English had improved!) Then, at a particular time in the party, we told everyone that the snack bar was open which consisted of a very large assortment of chips and candies. It was at this point that kids went out of control! From across the schoolyard to the band area kids came running like this snack bar was a giant magnet. Instantly they were piling over each other grabbing as much stuff as they could and running out with multiple bags of chips shoved between their arms.

Blog #2 Perspective and Life Morocco. What to say about this unique place! Every day I love to wake up and teach all these beautiful kids. Some of them are even helping me understand the Arabic writing. A girl Named Hiba Ella taught me how to wright my full name which I would love to share on here but I’m typing this on an English keyboard. The kids are all so adorable and even if I’m not the best teacher, they love hearing what I have to say. Even if they come out of this experience only learning their ABC’s and how to structure a basic sentence, I will make sure they remember those things for the rest of their lives. We are halfway through this trip and in a sense, I feel like I have lived here my whole life. This week alone has felt like a whole other lifetime time that I have only just discovered. I’m trying to imagine myself growing up in Rabat and I can’t even begin to imagine how different of a person I would be. What would my mindset be like? What would I be fascinate

So far, we have been experiencing new things since the day we got to Morocco! The first day I arrived I felt a sense of adventure (a bit giddy.) We went on an hour long tour and I learned some things about the Medina, which is the older part of Rabat. The Medina is a huge network of cobblestone streets and tall buildings. When you walk into the medina, you feel as if you have just gone back in time. We went to a Museum and I was able to see older artifacts that showed how they would record real estate. Another interesting thing was how the housing was situated without stair on a multi-level building. They also used to have really small doorways that where dangerous to get up to.  I felt a sense of wonder as I started to realize the crazy differences between my home and the lives of locals in Rabat. We were greeted by our translators along with Ali, our main program director.                 Lisa Marie tells us our plans when the day begins, so it’s always a surprise for what we a