Sunday, March 9, 2008

Finally here....

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm Morocco and it's been absolutely amazing. We got here about 6 days ago and we've been crazy busy ever since. We have been having really intense sessions everyday and today finally received a day of rest. The people here are wonderful, very warm and friendly.

We arrived in Casablanca where we were quickly whisked through customs and then took a bus to the capital city of Rabat where we spent the next three days. On Friday we boarded a bus for a 9 hour trip to Ouarzazate, it's about 1700m up in the Atlas Mountains. The scenery on our trip up was absolutely breathtaking. We rode right through the mountains. Gorgeous.

Tomorrow it's back to work with more language sessions and then we'll find out at the end of this week which dialect we'll be learning as well as meet our host families for the next three months. I'm very excited but nervous to meet my host family.

I hope you are all well and that life is treating you kindly. I will be getting a cellphone soon and I will let you all know my number as soon as I can. I miss you guys like crazy.