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Well more accurately, regular tennis shoes are definitely not made for hiking! Let me explain what happened. About two weeks ago all of the IES Abroad students, RM’s, and my Chinese teacher embarked on an adventure to Yunnan, which meant we were heading towards warmer weather, would see a greener landscape, and of course do a lot of walking and hiking!
For the first 11 days of the program, the whole group went to Meknes, a city about two hours inland from Rabat, for an off-site orientation. The orientation was great for a number of reasons — we got to explore a few cities other than Rabat thanks to additional trips to Fez and Volubilis; we learned some Moroccan Darija, or colloquial Arabic; we got to practice living in a homestay with some other kids from the program ahead of our more permanent homestay in Rabat.
I was told by an Irish peer in my history class that Dublin is the warmest place in Ireland, and I found that hard to believe until I went north. I truly felt that winter had come by the time I made it up there as the cold and the 40 mile per hour winds blew straight through my feeble L.A. bones.
How to Ride A Bike in Amsterdam
IES Abroad had our spring break one month into the program. It did not feel like I was in school for long until I was leaving for spring break. For spring break in Europe, myself and nine other girls went to Copenhagen, Budapest, and Prague. All three places were very different and fun in there own way. And I have provided you some highlights of our trip and must sees.
Copenhagen
After a 15 hour flight from the States, I felt that it was only fitting to begin my pre-study abroad trip in Australia with the delicious Mojo'z BIG breakfast from White Mojo in Melbourne.
