It's been an eventful little while! Since the last time I posted I went to a dinner for Michiganders that our Deputy Chief of Mission hosted. By coincidence we have a lot of people with Michigan connections at the Embassy!
And then I went to Morocco. It was a great trip! It was an organized trip through Intrepid, and I was really impressed--we had a great group.
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After our hike in Mount Toubkal National Park, posing in front of the small village in Imlil district where we were staying. |
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Near the highest pass through the Atlas Mountains (we stopped for pictures right before the highest point because our tour guide advised us that there's no good outlook there). |
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Sunrise at Ait Benhaddou. |
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At the rug co-op in Ait Benhaddou--I ended up getting one, and an extra bag to bring it back in! |
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The Sahara! |
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The walls at Taroudant. |
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Various sights in Essouira. There were tons of cats all over Morocco! |
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Never trust an Australian who claims they don't surf--but it was still fun! |
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Left: overuse of portrait mode in Essouira. Right: crazy post-surf hair (also still oily from the visit to the hammam the day before) but REALLY digging that veggie pastilla. |
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The whole group on the last day! Left to right: Emma, Kim, me, Anastasia, Eugene, Youssef, Ali, Claire, Shannon, and Melanie. |
And after my return and getting back into the swing of things, the Community Liaison Office at the Embassy arranged a trip to make and taste chocolate in Grand-Bassam. That was a lot of fun--single source chocolate really does taste different!--although it's not quite cacao season right now.
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