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 ...

This photo is actually from the week before, but I went to the doctor's office and received 3 shots: Hep A, Gardasil (not for travel, obviously), and Meningitis. Originally my mother said I was only having the meningitis vaccine, but once we told the nurse where we planned to go on vacation, she poked me with the Hep A as well. Worst aches I've felt in a while. As of now, we have 5 days before we're jetsetting to--you guessed it--Africa. We'll land finally in M...