mid-semester update:

hello everybody again,

i just got back from my 13-week foray into southern morocco, but first i wanted to share some reflections i've had about my earlier posts. first of all, even though it doesnt seem like i'm doing much at the time, i realize that my earlier trips to fes and rabat and even meknes (hm, which i dont think i ever wrote about; anyways, it was decent over there, too) were packed; we were always trying to cram in as much sight-seeing as we could over the 1.5 days that we had. i think that was fine, but i'm sure glad i had this break to do much less...

also, i'm amused because in my fes post i was enamored over the fact that we found accommodations for $7 and dinner for $15- now i would think i was getting ripped off. during our break, we never slept for more than $6 *ok, not much difference- but we never ate for more than maybe $3.50- breakfast, lunch, or dinner (and breakfast is usually ~ $1)

even though i havent been at school for awhile, my life just before i left was pretty settled down: i havent gone to the indian dance class for like 3 weeks (although because other stuff has come up), but i dont really want to go back anyways; at first i thought being the only guy would at least keep me at the center of things, but in reality our teacher works with the girls for 55 mins and i stand around doing nothing, before she shows me somethin really quickly for the last 5...so, i dont think its worth it.

also, i havent been hanging out with moroccans as much the past month. i dont know why, but i think it has something to do with the fact that our schedules dont seem to be the same. all of us americans pretty much go to bed at night and are alive during the day...but it seems that the majority of moroccan students here sleep most of the day (and night, for many), or are otherwise awake all night. besides, when you travel every weekend, you are leaving the moroccan students behind and are only around other americans. but part of the reason i joined activities on campus (i am also doing a short play- i think) was so that i could be around the moroccan students here on a regular basis.