A student at the University of Virginia, I call Richmond home. I am majoring in Religious Studies and History, with a French minor. My travels this year have taken me on a cross-country drive to Wyoming, a mission trip to Brazil, and now Morocco! Other places I have traveled to include, summers spent in Vermont, sailing in the British Virgin Islands, snowboarding in Colorado and family trips to the Dominican Republic and Paris.... full info
Race track in MeknesConsidering I have not seen much alcohol consumption, Moroccans must get there kicks somehow. Maybe it's down at the track.
MeknesMeknes is the old city we visited first on Friday. This is inside the old city walls looking out on a cluster of buildings. It was pretty hot day in the country's interior.
Ticket CounterThis is a good example of the intricate metal work traditional to both Moroccan and Arabic design. In America this would probably be a bland sheet of plastic but Moroccan's seem to add a such of arabesque flair to everything, even ticket windows.
VolubilisVolubilis is the sight of Roman ruins a few miles outside of Meknes. Behind the ruins, you can see a tiny ville nestled in the cradle of the mountains.
VolubilisIt was amazing to look at this landscape and think that is has lasted since around 300 AD. That puts "old" into perspective.
Roman MosaicA Roman Mosaic depicting the god of the hunt. We had a nice guide who explained things like this for us.
A Roman ClockProbably not the first guess when one sees this stone carved in the shape of a seashell. This was actually a pretty advanced sundial. The dog was one of many stray animals roaming anywhere you find people.
Volubinis, UNESCO World Heritage SightVolubinis is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an honor that the Lawn and Monticello also share. Considering grandeur of 17,000 year old stone still fighting gravity, I would say that makes it the title a pretty big honor.
Roman BrothelI just loaded a bunch of these so I am afraid my replacement descriptions wont be as long and funny. As far as this one goes, I would be confused to Chidi.
MosqueActually inside a mosque for once, this won't happen much.
FezAll the streets were very narrow and there were thousands of them. This is the closest I will come to a labyrinth without David Bowie playing Jareth the Goblin King.
This was cute.Our guide, Moroccan children speaking in different languages, and Mme Bargach.
