A hard thing about being an exchange student who lives in a homestay is striking a balance between leaving the house to do things and spending time at home with your host family. On the one hand, there are so many things to do in the city and you just want to leave the house and explore. But … Continue reading Sundays and lazy days
There’s a tailor who works right next to the entrance of my host family’s apartment complex. In fact, she’s really friendly with my host mom and comes in often to use the bathroom; there’s also a door in our living room that opens directly to where she works. She and I greet each other whenever we cross … Continue reading languages and chance
written as a journal entry for Global Citizen class on November 18th, 2016 Continue reading my host mother on cooking
Happy new year, everyone! Officially a second semester senior, I guess. 2016’s been a pretty packed year. Last year at this time I was in the middle of junior year in cold North Carolina (or maybe in the Grand Canyon?) and everything seemed so far. I had no idea that I’d be in Morocco and I’d had … Continue reading a messy reflection of 2016
From Raleigh to Rabat 