Just Like Home

I realized that I forgot to mention something amazing that happens every week here in Tangier. At the school we have the nicest ladies who clean our dorm and our rooms and do our laundry for us. They fold everything, too. It's a wonderful thing that happens every Thursday, and I'm going to miss it a lot when I return to America. It's so nice that I can't believe I forgot to mention this earlier...

This week we have been discussing the economy, which includes a whole new set of vocabulary for me. I really don't care for economics all that much, but it's such an improvement over poetry, where we're essentially given a line of poetry (maybe 15 words, only 3 of which I knew) and are asked to explain it. That was the worst week ever. But this week has been better. It was interesting to present on the economies of different countries. I chose Iraq for my presentation and actually learned a lot from doing the research for it.

And even better than learning about economics was our discussion about renewable energy. This was the best class we've had by far. We even watched a clip about renewable energy used in aviation. There was even a solar-powered airplane. I think our teachers were definitely catering to my interests, since this is also what I wrote my research paper on.

This weekend Johan (my Norwegian friend from Egypt) is coming to Tangier to visit/continue with his research. It will be an awesome reunion! When I left Johan in Cairo I never would have thought that I would meet him in Morocco. It's funny how things like this happen...

Have a good Thursday!