Here I am! Let me tell you the stress of trying to find some working internet. We were staying in a Hotel that would be rated as a 5 star in American standards, but when the King comes to town the internet works at a 1/3 of the speed. The things you take for granted, and this is one of them. Currently, my time is 10:20 pm on Thursday. I will work backwards and try to fill in some time gaps.
The TGC group broke into the different cohorts this morning after a visit with Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (MACECE). The host cities are the following - Temara, Agadir, Sale, Ait Melloul, Taza, Taroudant and Fkih Ben Saleh. There are five of us in the Rabat (Temara and Sale) area still. Tonight we met up for dinner at Coq Magic.
Photo Info:
(1) Here is the menu from the restaurant (2) What the inside of the Moroccan tea looks like - peppermint and sugar mixture (3) The two groups still in Rabat (from top left: Kit, Tricia, Carl, Me and Tracie) (4) My meal...the best meat I have ever tasted is in Morocco (more food photos to come) (5) The front of our hotel (6) A giant thumb sculpture two blocks from our hotel, we'll be checking this out during hours of operation.
The TGC group broke into the different cohorts this morning after a visit with Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (MACECE). The host cities are the following - Temara, Agadir, Sale, Ait Melloul, Taza, Taroudant and Fkih Ben Saleh. There are five of us in the Rabat (Temara and Sale) area still. Tonight we met up for dinner at Coq Magic.
Photo Info:
(1) Here is the menu from the restaurant (2) What the inside of the Moroccan tea looks like - peppermint and sugar mixture (3) The two groups still in Rabat (from top left: Kit, Tricia, Carl, Me and Tracie) (4) My meal...the best meat I have ever tasted is in Morocco (more food photos to come) (5) The front of our hotel (6) A giant thumb sculpture two blocks from our hotel, we'll be checking this out during hours of operation.
Earlier today (Thursday) we were able to meet up with our host teacher, Mr. Abdellatif El Moncef. He is an English teacher at Larbi Doghmi High School. Fun fact this high school was named after a Larbi doghmi who was one of the finest Moroccan actors in the 60s and 70s. He worked in more than a hundred plays for theater, TV, and radio. In the 80s directors from Hollywood were interested in him and he then began his Hollywood career. Moroccan schools typically operate on this timeline -- 8am to 12pm -- lunch from 12pm to 2pm (but they really do mini lessons and help students) -- 2pm to 6pm. Today we attended classes from 2pm to 6pm (each class is an hour long and the teacher typically dismisses class, but there are siren noises for dismissal, too). At the beginning of each class there were two students, one boy and one girl, who gave a small "thank you for coming to our school speech." This was a beautiful thing! Top right is the copy of a boy's rough draft from our last class. (Above) This will be the student cohort I will be interviewing to help with my research question: Do females and males receive equal opportunity to succeed? | (Above) This student wanted me to take a picture of his work. Again, just like in India the note taking and hand writing is perfection. |
About the title: We were told the King, Mohammed VI, is in town and working on some projects. So when this happens in Rabat, the WiFi is turned down to help with his activity. The benefits of being King!