As bargaining in the Medina, attempting to speak that Arabic phrase I practiced so many times, riding a camel in the Sahara and so many other out of my world experiences are coming closer everyday;this once in a lifetime opportunity of studying in Morocco for three weeks earns its own proper documentation.
To make this trip blog worthy I have made a little contract with myself that I will post at least once a week before the trip about how all the different preparations and excitements and anxieties are coming along. And once I am there I will be trying to post as often as possible about everything and anything
*Signed Lisa Rodriguez*
…While the experience of getting to Morocco and back will be filled with so many emotional experiences, many I can guarantee I have never encountered before, I hope to use this blog as a way to share and grow as a person on my journey.
When I first saw the brochure about the Morocco program with the picture of students riding camels in the middle of the Sahara desert I honestly thought that trip was not for a person like me..suburban girl turned (wannabe)city girl. Me and nature have never been best of friends and me and the not so nice amenities I have encountered in the past have been true enemies for a long time!..as so many people can attest to.
But then I got all sentimental and thought about the grand idea of the college experience everyone wants to have. College is in so many ways what everyone makes it out to be. As it truly is a time for trying new things, breaking barriers, overcoming what was once thought of as unimaginable, and most of all defining myself on my own.
Even though I could have taken the easy route and gone to Paris and Brussels for three weeks or any other truly westernized city for that matter…I am ecstatic just being able to sit at my desk at this moment typing my first blog post that only a short matter of time stands between me and what I know will be one of the best experiences of my life.
43 days to go til I say good bye Chicago ssalamu ‘lekum Morocco!
To make this trip blog worthy I have made a little contract with myself that I will post at least once a week before the trip about how all the different preparations and excitements and anxieties are coming along. And once I am there I will be trying to post as often as possible about everything and anything
*Signed Lisa Rodriguez*
…While the experience of getting to Morocco and back will be filled with so many emotional experiences, many I can guarantee I have never encountered before, I hope to use this blog as a way to share and grow as a person on my journey.
When I first saw the brochure about the Morocco program with the picture of students riding camels in the middle of the Sahara desert I honestly thought that trip was not for a person like me..suburban girl turned (wannabe)city girl. Me and nature have never been best of friends and me and the not so nice amenities I have encountered in the past have been true enemies for a long time!..as so many people can attest to.
But then I got all sentimental and thought about the grand idea of the college experience everyone wants to have. College is in so many ways what everyone makes it out to be. As it truly is a time for trying new things, breaking barriers, overcoming what was once thought of as unimaginable, and most of all defining myself on my own.
Even though I could have taken the easy route and gone to Paris and Brussels for three weeks or any other truly westernized city for that matter…I am ecstatic just being able to sit at my desk at this moment typing my first blog post that only a short matter of time stands between me and what I know will be one of the best experiences of my life.
43 days to go til I say good bye Chicago ssalamu ‘lekum Morocco!
Lisa, I am so proud of you! What a great first entry. I am already excited to read what is to come. Any chaperone's needed? ha-ha! You will have a wonderful experience and this is a great way to document the trip and all it entails.
ReplyDeleteWow! Who knew you were such an eloquent writer? I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the next post. You can be sure you'll have your fellow 'suburban' girls following along back here! Great job Lisa!...Aunt Lu
ReplyDeleteI cant wait to start the trip with you!! It will feel as if im right there with you at all you exotic destinations... very excited and know you will have the trip of a lifetime!!!
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