by Hannah Whitehouse | Jul 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
I know what you’re thinking: “There’s no way that she can be writing this blog post from baggage claim. She’s making all of these locations up!” False. Downloading the Google Docs app to my iPhone has changed the game. Anyway, I’ve been standing here for thirty-two...
by Kimani Isaac | Jul 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Rabat grows more beautiful to me by the day. Maybe I’m just sentimental, but the lush palms are open to the sun and line every major boulevard. The manicured lawns are a healthy green. My logical side says that it’s because there’s tons of embassies...
by Kimani Isaac | Jul 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Quick Rundown of Events Today: Class in the Morning, then lunch, then our planned activity was to go to the Old Medina, but we were tired. We decided to rest instead. So I went to get my nails done (it’s only $20 to get your nails done with gel polish here....
by Hannah Whitehouse | Jul 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Imagine this: it’s 3:30am on a Monday morning. You’ve been lying in bed for five hours, but still haven’t managed to fall asleep. Why, you ask? Because your fifth-floor hostel room’s thermostat reads “30 C”, and the pub directly below your window has been blaring...
by Kimani Isaac | Jul 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
It feels like a cliché to complain again about my own racial ambiguity, but that’s honestly because I always live in the same soup. I’m feeling a little disappointed. My friends who are international students told me that it’s really only in the US...
by Kimani Isaac | Jul 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
I think that today it really hit me that I’m somewhere different from every other place I’ve ever been before. Casablanca isn’t like any other place. The call to prayer sounds five times a day. The architecture is completely different from everywhere...
