Saturday we got up early for breakfast.Once again our host mom absolutely blew me away with the amazing food.We had orange and cranberry bread, crunchy baguette bread, potato pancakes, some kind of other pancake with some spices in it that was absolutely delicious (and I definitely need to find out the recipe for), hard-boiled eggs, fresh orange juice, tea, and REAL BUTTER!I ate until I was absolutely stuffed.I tried not to eat a lot but it was so good I couldn't stop!As breakfast was finishing I remembered that I know French!The people of Morocco speak Arabic and French!So I was able to talk to our host mom a little bit and tell her how much we loved the breakfast and thank-you for it and things like that.She was so excited to be able to talk to me, it was pretty neat.

After breakfast we met the rest of the groups and walked towards the water to meet with some Moroccan students that we were going to spend the day wandering around with.Mike wanted to be in my group because he missed me.Our phones worked there but were insanely expensive so we couldn't talk to each other and the groups got separated a lot into smaller groups so I didn't really get to see him very much.Also, in Morocco men and women should not touch in public at all so we weren't able to hug or hold hands or anything.Which was hard because being in Spain people are very public about everything so we've gotten used to holding hands a lot when we walk around.Very interesting since before we came we didn't really hold hands much.But anyways, when we split into groups with the students it was Mike, Cat, Kaitlyn, and I.Our student's name was Aasama.She was 23 and really nice.We actually ended up merging with another student and his group because they were friends so we all wandered through the Medina together.The Medina was a bunch of stands and small shops filled with all kinds of clothes, jewelry, accessories, and other goodies.In Morocco you are supposed to bargain for a lesser price on things with the vendor.It is seen as an insult if you don't bargain.I was able to pick up some jewelry for myself and mom for a good price.A few necklaces and some earrings.Also, it was insanely bright out so Mike and I bargained with a vendor so each of us got a pair of sunglasses.After shopping for a few hours we all went to a bar to have some tea.The tea there was good but it was very sweet so after a while I couldn't drink anymore because it made my teeth feel weird.In the bar all the walls have big booths against them so we all sat in a big booth.I talked a lot with Aasama about practically everything.What she does for fun, what they do at night, how the dating scene works there, sports, everything.What really shocked me was how open the younger people were with me about how much they hide things from their parents.For example, they never tell their parents when they are dating someone until it gets to the point of marriage.If a girl were to be out with her boyfriend and someone she knew was nearby, she and her boyfriend would have to act like they were just friends running into each other and go their separate ways.Also, when the young people go out to dance they go away for the weekend hours away from their homes so their parents won't know they were dancing.Even after they are married they still don't tell their parents about it.That was very weird because in the states we tell our parents pretty much everything we are doing or if we are dating someone. But in Morocco they think that it is more respectful if they don't tell their parents because their parents wouldn't be happy with things like that at all.

After tea we went back to our homestays for lunch which again was delicious.We told Anna how amazing the food was and she filled us in that our host mom used to cook for the old King!No wonder she's such a great cook!After lunch we all met up again and went to talk to some people about international businesses in Morocco.It was interesting but it almost seemed like the people we talked to didn't know very much about business really.All the questions we asked weren't really answered.So it was interesting but I'm not sure how informative it was.Next, we visited the Roman ruins of Chellah, the mausoleum Hassan II and the main mosque.Anna gave us a little bit of history then we wandered around the three sights because they were all in one open area.At the Roman ruins of Chellah there were hundreds of storks flying around which was pretty neat.

Next, we went back to the center of Rabat to talk to some Peace Corps Volunteers and some students studying in Morocco.That was pretty interesting to hear their views and everything that they do.I definitely don't think that's the course of action for me though.After that we stopped back at our houses quick to get our stuff for the Hammam, which are the Moroccan baths.

The Hammam was a very interesting experience.The local women there go in topless or absolutely naked!So you bring your soap, shampoo and a small bucket with you into this really big steam room.Once you're in there with everyone else you get a giant bucket of warm water to use to rinse off with.It was very weird and definitely not for me.A lot of the other girls loved it but I prefer to bathe by myself in my own shower.When we got back we were exhausted but we had dinner with the family and then Rizlan told us that they had a surprise for us.

After we ate Rizlan and her cousin met us in our room with traditional dresses for Cat, Kaitlyn and I!Cat and Kaitlyn both had traditional outfits with Genie pants and I had a dress.After they had us all dressed up they tried to teach us how to do some Moroccan dancing.That was very interesting.I did ok but obviously I won't be giving concerts any time soon.They also let us try on the headscarf that wraps over your face.It was really neat and of course I took a ton of pictures.After a few hours of being dressed up and doing some dancing we finally went to bed for our last night in the homestay.We had another long day ahead of us the next day.