Tetouan!

This weekend I did a homestay with two other girls in the program, Alissa and Nina, at Fatima's house, one of the speaking partners in the program. She lives in Tetouan which is about an hour away from Tanja by taksi kabeer (big taxi). I'll hopefully have time to update further with more info but for now I'll just put up a few nice pictures.

Left to Right: Nina, Alissa, Fatima in front of a nice house on the way to the beach. 

The qasr al-malaki (king's palace) in Tetouan. This is only part of it and he has many palaces around the country, not to mention his stylish headshots on bilboards everywhere. Muhammad VI is kind of awesome. Apparently Fatima saw him in his car Sunday (he spends a lot of time in Tetouan in the summer) but we missed him. 

This picture is exactly what it looks like: hundreds of colored tiny chicks running around in  boxes. They are adorable and children buy them, especially during Ramadan, for 1 dirham each (~8 cents). A bizarre but amazing sight!

A great picture of us and all the sisters plus a few cousins in their guest parlor. Moroccan homes are unbelievable! That's all I've got time for today but in sha' allah I'll be able to add more after my trip to Chefchaoun this weekend.