getting settled in again...
One of the beautiful images from our travels--sunset in Marrakesh (photo: Alexis)
We have been making ourselves at home again in Fes. The students have begun their darija classes again and some promising new opportunities for independent study projects (ISPs) have appeared. The students spent this weekend with their families and engaging in their ISPs. Tomorrow we will resume our community service work at Ahli. The students will work with the children to create masks and engage in some theater activities. We will also begin some bellydancing classes! On Tuesday we will learn how to play a classical Andalusian instrument, the lute.
On Wednesday we head to Ifrane and Azrou to explore current ecological and development issues as well as to visit Al Akhawayn University (AUI). AUI was founded by King Hassan II with support from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and is dedicated to promoting tolerance. Instruction at AUI is taught solely in English and AUI’s system of education is modelled off of that of higher education in the U.S.