Due to the lingering thrill of the midnight markets, I found myself forgetting to document the experience of walking from the square back to the riad after dark. Maybe it went totally over my head but in retrospect, I think it was just too intense for me to process and write down at the moment, so the reflection begins here: When it became completely dark during the market hours and we had finished our rooftop dinner (which was only possible to navigate because ...

After 24 straight hours of traveling and one luggage bag floating somewhere in Europe, we finally made it through Marrakech customs. Outside the doors was a man in a green shirt and glasses holding up a sign that read "Riad Dar Tayib", the name of our home stay. Once he saw us and recognized us through our pointing and smiling and gesturing, he welcomed us warmly with handshakes and a genuine smile. He explained that he was still in college and learned English fo...

As expected, I did not have any trouble sleeping, unlike my mother who was awoken at 4 AM by the call to prayer from the surrounding mosques. She was still awake at 9 when I woke up. We had made a deal with Adil to have breakfast at 9:30--not too early, not too late. Since Ramadan ended yesterday, today the locals would break the fast by celebrating, praying and visiting with their families. A basket of bread with jams and marmalade was already laid out on our ta...

In Paris and waiting for my flight to Casablanca to come in. It's been a long day and a half, and I always love this airport. Here's to another 3 hours of reading Orange Is The New Black and keeping my excitement under control!

There are only two days left until our departure! Since our town's annual sidewalk sales went up yesterday, Mom and I decided to have a look around to shop for last minute clothing essentials. Morocco is an Arab country, which means that most of the population practices a religion within the Muslim or Islam faith. Because of this, revealing clothing (tank tops, shorts, tight clothing) is seen as--you guessed it--revealing, and also an embarassment to the family ...