Hospitality: The hospitality in Morocco is like nothing I have ever experienced before. The locals are genuinely happy you are there, and they want to help you in any way that they can. I have experienced this in homestay through Fatia (my homestay......Read More
Hello Family and Friends, I have received a few photos and an update from the Morocco course instructors letting me know that the first couple days of trekking have been going well. I hope you enjoy the attached photos of the trek and the......Read More
The group is doing well as we come off two travel days and our first introduction to the heat of Morocco. After saying goodbye to homestay families, the group headed south from Immouzar Kandar and traveled to Er-Rich, which is located in the......Read More
On my first night in Imouzzer, before a round of switching host families, Jackson, Henry, and I bonded with Alisa’s host parents and a Peace Corps volunteer named Kalib over a heated game of “Cover Your Assets.” The reoccurring......Read More
Salam u3alaykum from the I-team in Morocco and all our students who are having a good time learning and experiencing the real Moroccan life and diving in its culture.This Yak is being posting from Imouzzeer where we are having the home stay for 5......Read More
You would think that we instructors are used to it. The overwhelming feelings of connection and community, but also frustration and confusion, that come with homestays. The food is abundant, the people are incredibly welcoming and kind, the......Read More
Hey friends and family, Braiden and Meredith here; we wanted to give you a little update on what we have been doing in Immouzzer Kandar! This week we are the designated scribe and translators for the group, so we organized a game of pictionary with......Read More
It has been a bit since we returned from Fez, but it was a much-anticipated city for me after the hoardes of people at home asked if I would visit there on this trip. Fez is wholly romanticized as the religious, historical heart of Morocco, but it......Read More
During my homestay in Immouzer Kandar I have expirenced Moroccan hospitality. My homestay family has only opened up their home and they have truly made me the 13th member of their family. For instance, on the first day they gave me a new name Malek,......Read More
Okay, so this Yak is a shwiya (little) late, but we had to do some online research before posting. On a short adventure in Moulay Idriss to buy local hlwa (candy) for our homestay families in Immouzer Kandar, we met a local crooner. Now, he......Read More
Attached are a few photos from recent days in Moulay Idriss and Fez. Yesterday, the group began their homestay in a small town in the Middle Atlas Mountains and we look forward to hearing updates from their experience in the coming days! ......Read More
Attached are a couple of photos from the welcome ceremony in Moulay Idriss this past weekend. Enjoy!...Read More
Salam Alaykum! Sitting here in le cibercafe in Moulay Idriss, we are recovering from our disastrous attempt to follow directions to ask shopkeepers the price of several items; instead, we purchased a child’s hat and a pair of knockoff flip......Read More
today AVA, BRAIDENN, AND I went on a scavenger hunt in moulay idriss. these computers are different and we are having some trouble typing, but this is super fun. we bargained for some shoes and a cool hat. we are having a good time. everyone......Read More
We are really enjoying our first few days in Morocco. Orientation classes have been fun and visiting the stores in the souk was an amazing experience. The souk has all sorts of food and we bought a watermelon to share as a group. We are really......Read More
