Halfway Done

It's hard to believe that we're already about halfway done with the program. In about a month I will be back in Ohio for about 36 hours (for Josh & Rebecca's wedding) before returning to Purdue for my last semester. I'd imagine that the remainder of the summer will go by just as quickly as the first half has.

This last weekend we went on a trip to a small city called Asilah, which is about 45 minutes away from Tangier. We were supposed to see the annual arts festival, but that was essentially non-existant. Instead we wandered around the city, saw some of the murals from the previous year's art festival, and went to the beach.

In order to get to the beach, we could either ride in a taxi or take a horse and "carriage," which was more like a horse and a board with 2 wheels. I decided to take the horse. The trip itself was not too exciting, and it was nice to be able to slowly see the city until we got to the poor part of the city.

As we rode through the slums, we saw a group of young boys gathered in the street. After we had passed them, we noticed that they had begun to throw rocks at us. I was surprised at the distance they were capable of launching their rocks. I'm not sure why they decided to throw them, but fortunately it didn't last for too long and they decided not to chase after us because another horse-drawn cart was coming their way.

Right next to the slums are probably some of the nicest buildings in the city. These buildings are brand new (built by rich Middle Easterners) and were a stark contrast to the poorest part of the city right beside it. It was very sad.

The beach itself was really nice. You can see my pictures here. We had a lot of fun, and the waves were huge.

Friday is my birthday, which is hard to believe, but we're going on another trip this weekend, so that will be my birthday celebration.

Have a good Tuesday!