Casablanca is a big, sprawling, and complicated city. Last Sunday, NSLI-Y and YES Abroad were tourists for half the day, and volunteers for the next half. In the morning, we went to the Hassan II Mosque and Morocco Mall—in the afternoon, we went to the Sidi Moumen Cultural Center on the outskirts of Casablanca. From eating msemen … Continue reading Casablanca and Sidi Moumen Cultural Center
I wrote this post as a journal entry yesterday for my Global Citizen class, and I’ve edited it a little bit so that now it’s a blog post. Here, I have found happiness in people who I meet. Many people are just so, so friendly and easy to talk to. I was waiting at the … Continue reading on not being perceptive enough
The longer I live here, the more I appreciate the little things, such as when I say something in Darija and people know what I’m trying to say, or when I learn more French and Arabic vocabulary from my host mom at mealtimes. (learning words without knowing their spellings! is interesting, because I make up … Continue reading Nine highlights from the first month and a half
You can’t get tacos at Taco Bueno. But you can get a really good cheeseburger. I think I’ll get a Burrito Bueno next time. Not sure if this is a YES Abroad Morocco blog anymore or a food blog :’) If there were a burrito planet it would be Earth. — Chipotle (@ChipotleTweets) August 20, 2016 Continue reading Taco Bueno
My host family’s process of making pastilla Continue reading Pastilla: Moroccan meat pie
From Raleigh to Rabat 