Day 2 in AFRICA!

We woke up this morning and my cold was so much worse but I brushed my teeth in the Moroccan sun which was incredible! I took my cold pill and ate breakfast, mint tea and bread with honey on it, yum. We left the house lead by the host sister who picked us up, Sabat, and headed to the meeting spot.
We got there and went to the "Boys House" where we had a very open, honest and moving discussion about the relationship between the West and the Muslim nations. We went from here to the Mausoleum but the King was coming there to pray and we went on the the ancient Roman ruins of Chellah which were awesome. After this we went to our homes and ate couscous which I do not like very much. It was okay but not the best.

Chase, Lyndsey, and me in front of the entrance to the ruins

Patrick and me in the ruins.

At this point I think the security guard had taken Lyndsey and my cameras and was playing our photograper. Including telling us where to go and how to stand. Priceless.

 After lunch we met back up with the guys from the center and divided into groups so that we could get a more personal experience with them. It was awesome. I was talking with one of them the whole time, Abdelmonnim, or Abs for short. He was really interesting and we hit it off instantly. We went down to the beach with the guys and then to the market to walk around. We sat down and had tea with them and then we went back to the meeting point to go to our homestays and get our stuff for the Hammam.

On a rock at the beach.

Abs and me on the beach. 

Pouring my tea.

We made our way back to the meeting point with our Hammam gear in hand and then met up with the woman who took us to the Hammam. Our host sister Sabbah was also there because she said she would go with us and sit with our stuff while we went inside. The Hammam was quite the experience. It did alot for body image I thought. The women there didn't have perfect bodies but that had nothing to do with the experience. I thoroughly enjoyed it.