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The Last Time . . .shwaya

1. Smiling woman in a library, wearing a white lace top. 2. Woman smiling in front of white flowers, wearing a blue scarf. 3. Serious-looking man with short red hair, wearing a blue shirt. 4. Young woman with a serious expression, wearing a black jacket. 5. Smiling woman with braided bun hairstyle, wearing floral top. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.
Jada Bullen
 December 17, 2015
Clay pots and tagines displayed outdoors under palm trees at a market. Dimly lit shop filled with hanging lamps and decorative items. Five friends smiling by the waterfront on a sunny day. Metal container with cooked food next to a small bowl on a table. Cars drive around a city square with lit buildings and palm trees at dusk. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

If you are reading this, it’s too late.

I have eaten my last Friday couscous.

Somehow, my semester in Morocco has become my last day in Morocco and I have just taken my last exam and tonight I will be saying my last goodbyes to the friends, and staff, and city that I have grown to love. They all have a lasting place in my heart.

It’s a bittersweet feeling, leaving and “last times”. And, I know that everybody says that, but it is still true even if it is not an experience unique to me. Thankfully, my sentiments are more sweet than bitter, because I know I am coming back to Morocco. I am not sure in what form, whether it be for work, or study, or leisure. Hey, I might just back for the sole purpose of buying that one Berber carpet that would have been morally wrong to purchase on a student’s non-salary. Maybe I will come back to see my host family again. Maybe, I will come back to see the desert . . .

I do know when I am coming back, but when I am back in my American life--stressing about papers, and jobs, and fitting in gym time, there will be little pieces of Rabat that I yearn for.

So, In between finals and packing and the mundane stress of transportation logistics, I had to make room this week for my goodbye’s and one last time’s of my favorite things to do in Rabat—or should I say “until next time’s.”

Last time squished in a taxi    

Four women smiling inside a vehicle. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

                    

Last minute shopping

Terracotta pots and tagines displayed outdoors in a Moroccan market setting. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

Outdoor market with pottery, palm trees, and vendor stalls. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

Last time bargaining

Last time people watching at the Marina

1. Outdoor pottery market with palm trees, sunny. 2. Shop interior with decorative lamps and leather goods. 3. Group of five friends smiling near a waterfront. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

Las time trying interesting street food for a while . . .

Various Moroccan tagines displayed outdoors. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

Last tea time

1. Four friends smiling together in a car. 2. Large platter of couscous with vegetables and sauce. 3. Two friends smiling with text overlay "Twinsssssss." 4. Assorted breakfast foods and drinks on a table. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

Last family bonding

1. Four people smiling in a car. 2. Large plate of couscous with vegetables and sauce. 3. Two friends smiling together. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

Last Friday Couscous

First image: Four people smiling together indoors. Second image: Plate of couscous with vegetables and sauce, surrounded by water bottles. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

Last deep conversational bonding at the beach

Last hugs with all the friends I have made here in Morocco . . .

Last time walking home from school and passing La Gare: the place that has transported me to different cities and wonderful experiences.

Group of four friends smiling in a car. Plate of couscous with vegetables and meat on a table. Two women smiling, one wearing a gray top. Table with bread, pastries, tea pots, and preserves. Car driving past a building at dusk with flag on top. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

Ahhh! Going through these pictures have brought on a wave of a nostalgia. Ok, be back soon, going to dab my eyes a bit before I finish packing.

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Jada Bullen

<p>I am Junior studying in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. As a feminist by thought and a hipster at heart, I seek every opportunity to break the barriers, disprove the labels, and blur the lines.</p>

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