I don't wanna be a penguin.....

My last Monday of classes has come and gone. It is such a weird feeling. I feel like I have been in Fes forever. Like the last time I was in the states seems so far away and yet I feel like my summer can't be over already. I can't believe the time I am spending in Morocco is coming to a close. Very weird.

I just got back from Rabat. The weekend was kind of a blur. Saturday was spent mostly lounging around. I cleaned up and did laundry on Friday so I really had nothing to do. I had lunch and dinner with my friend Phil which was nice. I am eating as much msamen and harcha while I'm here. Msamen are these thick crepe like things eaten with honey and sugar or apricot jam. And harcha is like a corn bread but very dense. Both really amazing and I have a recipe for both but it'll probably take awhile to get it right. At least msamen. It's mildly a difficult process to get it right.

We left for Rabat Saturday night and didn't get in until rather late since out train took FOREVER. Our hotel was 'nice' if you can say that. They man at reception was clearly high, probably from sniffing glue since that is the drug of choice here. The walls were shockingly pink with blue trim. It seemed clean for backpacking standards but that's about it. I couldn't fall asleep until close to five am and we were up and out by 930.

The next morning we had an interesting encounter at the gate to the medina which side tracked our day a little bit but other than that it was a lovely time in Rabat. We had an early lunch/late breakfast at a cute little cafe outside our new hotel in la ville nouvelle. And then we went on a very unsuccessful trip to find an English bookstore. Jacqueline, Danielle, and I went to a mausoleum and a minaret that was supposed to be the largest in the world but was left uncompleted. It was really nice and on the water.

After, we went to watch the sunset over the Atlantic with the rest of the group and then we went back to the ville nouvelle for dinner at this amazing little Italian place. SOOOOO GOOD.

Today we came back in time for afternoon class and some shopping in the medina. This next week is packed with henna, Vietnamese, a visit to casa, and the end of classes. Gonna be crazy but I a, definitely looking forward to it.

-Jescie