From Jeff this morning… We won the game! It was a real team, and everyone had jerseys and everything (see previous post for more info). Jordan, Ashok, Peter, Daniel, Noam, and Sam played, along with Farid (a host father) and Kevin Garnett (the name for our hiking guide that loves the Celtics). I was the
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Arriving into Azrou was our group’s first experience with Morocco time! We arrived into our host community at 5 p.m. and didn’t eat until 9 p.m. The next day we showed up at the worksite at 8 a.m. and didn’t have tools until 11 a.m.! We’re slowly working out a daily rhythm but the biggest
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While waiting in the main train station in Fes for one of our group to travel from Marrakech, we noticed that dotting each column in the hall there was a splotch of bright green. On closer inspection, we discovered those to be anti-smoking posters: “Respirez mieux, libérez-vous du tabac” — which translates to “Breathe better,
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“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…” chanted the three and four year olds in Arabic. The door of the classroom was slightly ajar and so we pushed it a little further open so we could peek inside. The teacher beckoned us in. In the center one little boy led the call and response with
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A constant stream of customers came to the 24-hour French-protectorate-era pharmacy at the edge of the medina. We approached the pharmacist, a woman in her 40s who spoke fluent French. She smiled and welcomed our questions about healthcare in Morocco. She told us that the most common afflictions are skin diseases (such as dermatitis and
