The Fishbowl

This was the building the volunteers stayed in and also the library. Living in Morocco is being in a fishbowl, but the architecture of our housing at camp really made it obvious to the campers. When they visited us inside they got to feel what it's like to be stared at from all angles all the time.

English Language Summer Camp

August 4th 2006
The best possible escape from hot sandstorms of the Marrakech region is the breezy Atlantic coast. I got to spend the two weeks with fourteen other PCVs and four JICAs (Japanese International Co-operation Agency) in a camp close to downtown El Jedida, and only a five minute walk from the beach. There are lots of camps sponsored by the Moroccan Ministry of Youth and Sports, but four are billed a ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Doukkala-Abda » El Jadida

In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more

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