I saved the hardest part of this blog post for first because I have been thinking about how to write this since the moment I left and I still do not think I have the right words for it. My host family gave me something I did not fully expect when I walked through their…
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Postcards from Morocco: Farewells, Connections, & Intuition
Days 12 and 13 in Morocco flew by fast! Day 12 started off bright and early with a trip to women’s cooperative! Rather than a traditional site visit, however, we were enlightened with a cooking class! After some tea and biscuits and learning about the women’s cooperative, we got straight to business. We got to…
Coming to an end
On this trip, I have learned so much about myself in many different aspects. I have always thought about myself as someone open to trying new things and putting myself out there, but also unsure if that is the reality I portray. This trip has made me realize that I am more outgoing than I…
We Love You Morocco
My featured image represents my time in Morocco the best because it shows both the strong personal connections I made on this once in a lifetime experience, as well as the cultural emersion I was lucky enough to experience in Morocco. These two things are what I took out of Plus3 Morocco the most because…
Day 14: From the Streets of Morocco back to the Burgh
When asked to pick one picture that summed up my trip to Morocco, I had no clue which one to choose because each one told a story of its own. From shopping in the souks to relaxing by the beach, and making new friends to exploring different businesses, Morocco left me with a lifetime of…
Final Blog: Back in the Burgh
My trip was defined by people. My picture represents all the new friends I made and the shared experiences have. Before travelling to Morocco, the only person I knew was Vinny. By the end of the trip, I was planning to go to Sai’s Temple. I have memories for the rest of my life from…
My Moroccan Memories
Choosing one photo to sum up this trip in Morocco was an easy task for me. I was terrified to go on my first study abroad trip, alone, in another country, and in an entirely new continent. I didn’t know anybody on this trip, and I was scared that I would be alone the entire…
Tea time next year??
I was really debating what picture to post that best represents my trip. At first I was thinking of posting a picture of everything I bought, but upon further reflection, that seemed too shallow. Then I was thinking of posting a picture of food I ate because I’m a huge foodie…but then I remembered the…
The Photo That Says It All
If I had to pick one photo that captures my time in Morocco it would be this one: me and my host mom at the farewell party at the CCCL. She is genuinely one of the best parts of this whole trip. She is the kind of person that makes you feel lucky to have…
Dream Destination Come True
It feels unreal that we already finished our stay in Morocco. This is something I had been waiting for for so long, and I could not have asked for a better experience. I feel extremely fortunate to have traveled to a country I have wanted to visit my whole life, and I am grateful for…
Postcards from Morocco: Trailblazers in Rabat
Day 11 in Morocco! We began with a site visit to ANDD (Association for National Digital Development)! This being my site visit, I was excited to get the ball rolling today! The site visit itself was incredible. It was unique, being able to hear directly from the students that ANDD has impacted how they have…
Ma’a as-salama, Morocco
If you told me a year ago that Africa was my third continent I have visited, I would have thought you were crazy. Even though Morocco had a very coastal, French-Spanish vibe, it offered a very humbling, refreshing, perspective on life outside of the U.S. unlike Europe. It is easy to get caught up in…
Finding Home in Rabat
Spontaneity, and the flexibility that comes with spontaneous moments, is really what allows someone to immerse themselves in a new culture. For me, I did not fully know what eating with my host family, bargaining in the Medina, or going to the Moroccan bathhouse, hammam, would be like. I had an idea thanks to cultural…
All roads lead back to (Frankfurt then) Philadelphia
The emphasis on community and cultural involvement was one of the most important parts of my trip to Morocco, and the image I selected represents both of those things. At the CCCL, we were taught the basics of haggling in the souks and were given 30 dirhams (about 3.26 dollars) along with an hour and…
Until Next Time, Morocco
While I was looking through my camera roll trying to find one photo that best represented my time in Morocco I struggled. I almost chose a photo of me shopping through the Souks or a photo of the beach, or even the ice cream shop that I visited a lot of the days we were…
The Rainbow Connection
I decided to pick this photo of the traditional kaftan my host mom gave me to best represent my time in Morocco (although there were so many to choose from!). My host mom works as a seamstress, and I learned that she had made this kaftan for one of her daughters to wear when they…
Wrap Up
I’m currently sitting in the Frankfurt Airport as I write this blog, my Plus3 Morocco journey has come to an end! I now have a chance to reflect on what I learned throughout the entirety of the experience, and the best way to begin is by selecting a singular photo to represent my time in…
The People and Not The Place
Now that my time in Morocco is over, I can’t help but look back on it fondly. Yes, we did the site visits, saw amazing companies, walked through the souks, tried incredible food, and learned about entrepreneurship, culture, and business. But when I think about the photo that best represents my time here, it is…
Final Blog :(
It’s so hard to choose one photo that best represents my time in Morocco because of how much we were able to experience in these two weeks here. I will say, though, that when I look at all of the experiences I’ve had, it boils down to the welcoming community that we joined and learned…
Day 11: Big Lessons, Better Deals, and Mimi the Shop Cat Watching Over All of It
ANDD was another really interesting look at how entrepreneurship support can show up in different ways. On the surface it felt familiar, there was mentoring, training, networking, and workshops, which has honestly been a running theme throughout this whole trip. But what made ANDD stand out from everything else we have seen so far was…