Well first off, sorry for not writing sooner. I have a good reason! I had strep throat for a good week or so. It wasn't your average annoying strep, it was more like: in a foreign country all alone, collapsing on your heater, can't peacefully walk down the stairs, wish I could make a house call kind of strep. Thankfully, I have a good friend here who got me medicine and made my doctor appointment. If it wasn't for that, I would have never gotten out of bed! After some more of a fever and headache, I was all better in time for Casablanca, Morocco. Morocco was very crazy! It was so obvious that we were NOT from around there from the way we dressed, talked, looked... everything. Not being able to communicate at all was very strange. Obama is a hit over there. Whenever we said we were from the U.S. the locals would say "OBAMA!!". I honestly think if we had gone before he was elected they would not have been very nice to us! The roads had no laws (to them: red means go, street lines mean nothing and you had to make a mad dash across the street). Shopping was awesome, even though I forced myself not to buy anything, my friends got some great deals. The hostel we stayed in was in a good area, even though some taxis couldn't find it on our way home from going out at night (mine!) It was very cheap and they gave us such good service (tea, O.J, breakfast, internet). We went to a mosque that you see above where I am holding an umbrella. It is the Hassan Mosque II (third largest in the world and VERY cool). Overall, Morocco made me appreicate Spain and the way I can communicate with people, and get by easily. It was our "vacation from vacation" and I loved it. I can't imagine going back home after all of this... it will be so easy to do everything from talk to people to order something to getting medicine!... everything is so simple back home! I must admit, I love the challenge here though.
Until next time...
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