So, I've officially been in Morocco for one week, and during that week I've had the pleasure of experiencing a great deal of culture already. I've been practicing Arabic and French, I've seen entire goats (or is it sheep) hung from ceilings of the tiny marche near my university, I've eaten full meals with my hands under the guidance of several amused Moroccans, and now I've begun officially fasting in my very first Ramadan. Ramadan here is naturally very different from what I've witnessed in the United States. This is country where something like 99% of the people are Muslim so Ramadan is just another part of life here...of course, it's an extraordinary time, this isn't meant to take away from the spiritual significance of the month, but it is unwavering fact of life...Ramadan is here,
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