December 1
On the second day in Morocco, we started the day off with Arabic classes. After stuffing our faces, we went on a guided tour of Rabat stopping at many historical sites. These places included the Hassan Tower and the Old Medina. After a long, exciting day we returned to our host families, which was my favorite part of the day.
The ride home was a hilarious one considering the driver spoke no English and we had no address. Fatima and I live on a very busy street filled with markets and local shops so I was very excited to be able to experience night life in Rabat! When we reached our house, we were greeted with fresh donuts and other pastries and then we took a walk through the town. Our hosts made us try their favorite delicacy... snails! We were given the snail broth to wash down the taste of snail.
As a treat they bought us flowers from the cactus plant which surprisingly don’t taste bad. These foods are definitely an acquired taste but I am grateful for the experience. After that we did some more walking and came across ladies doing henna for only 10 dirham! At the end of the night Fatima and I ate tagine until we couldn’t eat anymore.
-Jahnice Gary
The ride home was a hilarious one considering the driver spoke no English and we had no address. Fatima and I live on a very busy street filled with markets and local shops so I was very excited to be able to experience night life in Rabat! When we reached our house, we were greeted with fresh donuts and other pastries and then we took a walk through the town. Our hosts made us try their favorite delicacy... snails! We were given the snail broth to wash down the taste of snail.
As a treat they bought us flowers from the cactus plant which surprisingly don’t taste bad. These foods are definitely an acquired taste but I am grateful for the experience. After that we did some more walking and came across ladies doing henna for only 10 dirham! At the end of the night Fatima and I ate tagine until we couldn’t eat anymore.
-Jahnice Gary
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