Marueccos, en resumen

Morocco, in summary, is not something I can just process and move on from. The past few days really changed me, and I think it'll take a considerable amount of time, thought, and energy to clearly process everything that happened, both good and bad. And today, one of the bad elements of the trip was erased: bye bye bedbugs. Because how how much better Kim and I got overnight after getting shots in our butts, taking pills, and using a cream on our faces, Carlos eliminated the possibility of bedbugs. THANK GOODNESS. The were definitely bites- fire ants, beetles, or perhaps a combination of the three and mosquitos-- but nothing that is severely contagious. I'm relieved. The bug infestation, nonetheless, really put a damper on the trip, but now that we know we're all ok, I can focus more on the positive parts and worry less about my itches.

Rock of Gibraltar from the ferry

Touched Africa!

Dress shop in Tetuan

Tetuan at night

Tetuan market

Medina at Tetuan

Old palace in Tetuan

Palace in Tetuan

Palace courtyard

View of Tetuan from the rooftop of the palace

Tetuan Palace

Preshquitas

Courtyard, again- amazing tile work

University where we had our seminars in Tetuan

Two boys on the side of the road

On the way to Chefchaouen

Mural in the streets of Chefchaouen

Women in the Chefchaouen Medina

Blue streets!

Chefchaouen

Pigments to paint the houses

Hand of Fatima in a jewelry store

Ceramics, baskets in Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen open air market

Chefchaouen

Old woman in the street

One of these things is not like the other...

Women from the weaving Co-op wearing a scarf she made

Thunder storms in Africa

Henna

Henna

"Maurine" in arabic

Embroidery workshop at Tetuan School of Arts

Preshquitas and Moroccans in class

My embroidery friend and teacher, Hanan

Asilah, Morocco; city of art

Arabic mural in Asilah

Sunset in Asilah

Asilah

Muslim graveyard on the patio and coastal street

Atlantic Ocean

My group of girls at the final school, chatting about cultural expectations and exchanging stories about our lives

Explaining marriage

1 American to 5 Marroquis

More female students

From Mona, one of the girls who I spoke with about my education and learned about Moroccan c

 culture from.

Camels in Asilah

Ali-Baba the camel

Prequitas and our token man, Ali-Baba

Two handmade, handpainted mugs from Asilah: 8 Euros

What a trip. I wish I had the time to write a paragraph explaining every picture in depth, but I don't have the time. You'll just have to imagine how strange, different, amazing, spectacular, and eye-opening the trip was, and enjoy the photos. 

As for normal life here in Cordoba, today is already Wednesday, and after getting home at 3am last night, I'm tired. I did, of course, take a nice long run this morning. It felt so good to cruise for 7 miles, particularly after 5 days off. I'm going to go again tomorrow morning if my limited time allows, because...

I am only in Cordoba for slightly over 24 hours, and tomorrow I leave for 5 days in London with Annabelle and Johanna! I had class today, and Sevillanas tonight, so tomorrow I have to print out all my flight info and make sure I'm ready to skip town again. My train to Sevilla leaves at 4:30, and then I'll meet up with Johanna and go to the airport. I haven't really wrapped my head around leaving again; I just got back from a developing country and now I'm running off the the royal city. It'll be a bit of a strange transition, but I'm excited.