I have been in Morocco for four weeks and traveled hundreds of miles,first with my friend Seth then on my own to Essaouira. Ive met so many people, so many great conversations, email and facebook exchanges, free intensive French on the street lessons, and so many medinas.. with hundreds of homeless cats, screeching motorcycles flying […]
Revelations, Observations and Tourism
by david_r on April 26, 2016 in morocco
Reading a great book and then being disappointed watching the movie that was taken from the book is often a great disappointment. Revisiting a country after 15 years, not to mention back in 1975 when the world was a different place, can be just as disappointing. and I found this to be true for me in Morocco.. […]
Out of Africa
by david_r on April 18, 2016 in morocco
So i am on the road with my friend Seth.. crossing parts of Morocco with moments of pleasure .. we have met great people everywhere… on the road in the riads… I get to speak French,Spanish and my 34 worlds of Arabic . but there are tooooooo many tourists.. Out of Africa Many people I know […]
Week 5 Limitations
by david_r on April 3, 2016 in cameroon
Living in rural poverty , something most of us never experienced, is exhausting. Since most of the students in form 5 (3rd yr) at the high school failed the second term, I asked to interview several of the lowest performing in each class. Several had physical or emotional problems. A young Muslim girl confided she had […]