Morocco I've never been to Africa or a muslim nation, and with Morocco I wouldn't be able to say that any longer. It's the same for Maria, otherwise known as Fatima from here on and I will be her Mohamed. Marrakech Arriving at the airport, the architecture, women's dress, and writing - my first impressions - give no doubt of arriving in a non-western country. In regards to arabic, it's nifty to watch an arab read right to left, then moments later read french left to right. Moroccans do this naturally and often with English, Spanish, and their native Berber as well. Later I met our camel guide, a Berber in the sand dunes near Algeria, who spoke fluent arabic, berber, french, spanish and intermediate level german, english, and then even a decent amount of
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