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…

Hello! Crazy to think that the program is almost done and we leave in a couple days. Sorry for the late blog. I was not feeling well yesterday and ended up sleeping pretty much from when I got home from Henna to this morning. We had a very interesting and informative lesson today on AI….

Today we learned a lot about Farah and her entrepreneurial experiences. I found it very interesting and inspiring how she did not even really remember the failures she faced when starting the CCCL because she just used hardships and solved them to help make the CCCL better. Her talk also inspired me because she mentioned…

Today we were able to attend the Women’s coop where I was able to handmake a sunglasses holder out of leather. It was very fun however; I did this that I may never finish when I was hole punching the leather by hand and it would not go through. But I was able to finish…

Hello!!! Today we spent the day in Marrakech, and I couldn’t have had a better time. My featured image that you saw clicking on my post was my photo in the juice stand. After, Anna grabbed a straw they offered to let us come up to the stand to get a photo and of course…

I was pleasantly surprised today with all of the information that we were able to gather during our site visit to the 1337 coding school. We learned a lot and everything that we had questions about were answered, besides specific financial information. All of the information we learned is going to be very helpful for…

Today we had someone come in and talk about the craftsman ship here in Morocco. I was very surprised to hear just how bad it is for a lot of the craftsman and how little they make. We learned that oftentimes the women who actually make the products, give them to a runner to take…

We learned a lot today in our classes here in Rabat. The first thing we learned a lot about is religion. Most of the country of Morocco is Muslim, over 90% and you can see some of this by the way they live. A lot of women wear Hijabs outside of the home, however there…

I really enjoyed the time we spent learning Arabic today but I enjoy bargaining more than learning the new language. I honestly really struggle trying to remember the right words to say. However, I really enjoy my time bargaining in the Souks. Although, its sometimes difficult to the price down to a reasonable amount I…

Ai version: A typical day in the life of a person in Morocco often begins early in the morning. Many people start their day with breakfast and mint tea before heading to work, school, or the local market. In cities like Rabat or Marrakesh, the streets quickly become busy with cars, shops opening, and people…

This morning we landed in Casablanca ready to start our two weeks of adventure. The time change was a large adjustment as we got here in the morning but lost a night of sleep with the time adjustment. Walking out of the airport it was cooler than I expected, which was a very pleasant surprise….

Hello! My name is Sarah Lowman, and I am currently a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh. I grew up in North Fayette, Pennsylvania, which is located about 30 minutes from Pittsburgh. I am currently studying Accounting with the goal of getting my CPA after graduation. I am eager to continue and develop my skills…