Into The High Atlas Mountains
The group has arrived in the mountain village of Ourika where they've just enjoyed a delicious welcome lunch with requisite Berber hospitality. After urban perspectives in Casablanca, Fes, and Marrakech, all will now experience a more rugged, rural setting for the next few days. This afternoon, the students will survey their rural development project--creating a sustainable garden, planting trees, and building an irrigation system all for a local school--and will begin their community service effort tomorrow. Kempie and Marie have collected some additional student blog entries, and these will be posted as soon as they can acquire a reliable Internet connection (which may not be until their arrival in Essaouira). So check back for these reflections.
--Alex