Sunday, August 26, 2007

I decided to just pay for two hours at the internet cafe since there was no way to finish the blog and read all my emails in one. Now I have twenty minutes left, so I am going to write my last Morocco entry, the top ten things I will miss and the top ten things I will not miss.

THE TOP TEN THINGS I WILL MISS ABOUT MOROCCO:

10. Ca va, la gazelle? Hell nooooooooooo. ca va pas. You are driving me crazy, and besides...I am not a bird.
9. Not being able to walk around by myself at night.
8. Dressing for winter in the middle of summer in Africa. There is a limit to my modesty, and this is well beyond it!
7. Living next to Hash corner, and trying.....unsuccessfully.......to avoid stepping on the hash.
6. Lugging three months worth of luggage across two continents by myself.
5. Bus stations, taxis, and hotels, oh my!
4. Disrespectful guys. I know, this is the second time this has made the list. It deserves at least that for the amount we put up with.
3. Getting yelled at for inviting Pete over to study. After I had permission.
2. HRUBESSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
1. People wondering what you are up to if you walk, talk, or basically have any contact whatsoever with a guy.


THE TOP TEN THINGS I WILL MISS ABOUT MOROCCO:

10. Saying En shallah...God Willing.... for everything, as though my decision to eat chicken tonight is truly dependent on God willing it to happen.
9. Sleeping on the terrace of hotels.
8. Teaching country music to the students, and the excitement when I copied CDs for them.
7. Watermelon for dessert.
6. 3 o clock at Hash corner. Everytime 3 o clock rolls around now I wonder why I am not shopping and running random errands with the girls.
5. Doing impressions of Saad. I might do them anyway.
4. The kasbah in Rabat. Even though we were not always the most responsible visitors.
3. The souqs. Where other than Marrakesh can you buy handmade lamps, a variety of colored potions, and handpainted pottery for 10 or 15 dollars?
2. The hospitality. Walking into a store and getting invited for tea even after I have bought something, or even if I don't buy anything. Getting offered meals, rides, and places to sleep from perfect strangers.
1. Everyone I have met, especially the other TPA interns and students, randoms, and all the English students. I can't wait to see everyone again soon, en shallah.

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