Friday is the day families usually have coucous and the whole family comes over for the big communal meal eaten out of one dish with the right hand. The hostel kitchen made us a couscous on Friday so we could practice eating with our hands.
Last day in Fès September 24th 2005 I have to post my group photo because they really have become my family here. Like I said earlier; training is a lot like summer camp. From the bottom; left to right: Mark from Texas; me; Meredith from Maryland who sings-plays the guitar-is a kickboxing instructor; Amanda and John - one of our married couples; Matt who always wins at rummy; (second row) Amina - the LCF who is with me in my CBT sit ... read more
Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes 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
I live in Cusco, Peru and will be posting mostly about my trips around Peru and South America. From August 2012 to June 2014 I lived in Dhaka, Bangladesh and blogged about living there and traveling around Southeast Asia. This blog also contains my stories from living in Istanbul, two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco, and some other travels. ... full info