I hear it alllll the time. 'What do you think about Morocco?' Its THE question to ask foreigners who have up and left their homes for a sojourn here. And particularly when Moroccans discover that I'm staying for a while, this question becomes ever so important. What do I think of Morocco? One of the worst answers you can give is, “its soooo beautiful!” You will, with little exception, solicit from them a contorted expression, and moments thereafter, a veritable dissertation on why Morocco is not just a pretty place. Yes, it’s happened to me. About 3 times now. I've fi [View Full Entry]

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Its been two weeks. We've broken. Pizza hut is on tonights agenda. I look forward to a tide of greasy cheese flowing into my stomach, just as waves enter and fill a voided bay ... So? I dont get poetic or sentimental about much... especially since im a junky poet. But yeah, pizza hut, you're worth it. I almost feel shame knowing i've regressed to this point. But, our level of degeneration goes far beyond a meal. Next to the pizza hut, one can also find Marjane- the moroccan equivalent of walmart.........how she tempts us with her low prices on notebooks [View Full Entry]

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Morocco. Im here! Honestly, its has surpassed nearly all my expectations.... about food, the way of life, the vibrancy and liveliness. I am soooo very happy here! First, it still boggles my mind that im in Africa . Even though it may be difficult for us to think of Morocco as part of Africa, many people would consider themselves part of Africa before they would consider themselves part of the middle east. Thus, people commonly say to me, " Here in Africa..." and it freaks me out! Many musical and cultural traditions are very much rooted in african culture, and are [View Full Entry]

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Vietnam is absolutely AMAZING. How is is different from CHina?? Oh, so different! Its cleaner, friendlier, wilder, less developed, less western, less loud, less smoky, more green, more tropical, more spectacular scenery, just really everything I ever dreamed of when I dreamt of Asia! The food is amazing, vegetarian food is everywhere, I can get wonderful spring rolls and curries and vegetables, and lychees practically line the streets- they are fresh, cheap, and delicious! I have never met kinder people in my life (well, I think its a tie with the Tibetans). I was so exhausted when I arrived i [View Full Entry]

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Well, I've been around this week. It has been rather uneventful actually, so I decided to do more of a culture notes thing again. Where I have been: I went to Xishuangbanna, which I thought was going to be great, but it was indeed so un-touristy that it was difficult to actually get around anywhere. One of the highlights was a huge botanical garden, with loads of beautiful and unique plants. Unfortunately, this blog will NOT be accompagnied by pictures, as my camera is lost and gone. HAha yet another reason for just a culture notes day :) Its alright, this [View Full Entry]

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It has been so long since I published a log, I feel that I am really lagging! Although, I can't feel too bad as I have been away from a computer for a long time. I didn't see even see a car for four days! I had an amazing time in a valley right next to Tibet, literally a kilometer or two from the border. Of course, the area I was in really can be considered Tibet anyway, as one person I was talking to pointed out. This area was apparently part of the Kingdom of Tibet before China took it [View Full Entry]

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Well, I have all kinds of news. The internet has been unpredictable at best where I have been, and thus the long period without updates. First off, Clara and I decided to part ways a little early, because as we traveled more we found different things that we wanted to do, (don't worry it was very amicable, really just some logistical problems, no big fights lol). So, now I have been on my own for a few days, which I am loving! But, I am not really alone, as I am constantly meeting new and interesting people. For several days, I [View Full Entry]

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pictures say enough :) BUT I added some more pics to Hong Kong too!!! [View Full Entry]

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First of all, this will probably be a longer post. I dont expect everyone to read it all haha, and as I said before, one of the main reasons for these postings is for ME to remember things too. So, it will be long, and maybe boring, but for me I enjoy reading and remembering these things. There are so many misconceptions about China! Western media and perceptions on China are so charged, with so much emotion and so many notions about the way things are here. For one, everything is ridiculously clean. Like, they are ALWAYS cleaning things. The streets [View Full Entry]

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Well, Ill have to make this short as someone is waiting. But I absolutely LOVE hong kong, its probably one of the more amazing cities Ive been too. The atmosphere is just incredible, just walking around the streets everything feels so lively. Very cosmopolitan also, there are indian people, Filipinos, westerners, and all these cultures sort of mesh together. I ran into a whole phillpino markets today. You can find everything here, yesterday I found a whole street full of wigs, and another full of scarves :). I had to resist filling up my bag with all the scarves I could [View Full Entry]

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