How could I blog about my experiences while in Morocco without including the food!
Although Morocco is known for things like their leather goods and oils, in my opinion, the best part of the trip has been the different foods and fish tajine steals the show!
For the holidays, try adding a different flavor to the mix and try the Moroccan fish tajine. Below I have written out the recipe, courtesy of my host-mom, for her delicious meal!
Ingredients:
Fish
Potatoes
Fifteen days ago, I flew home to Seattle. Since then I’ve reunited with old friends, celebrated Christmas, hiked for three days with my mom and sister, and bid farewell to 2013. It was a whirlwind of a year.
Getting ready for my study abroad trip to Ecuador! I’ve spent the last few days running around collecting all my stuff and doing some last minute shopping trips to make sure I’ve got everything. I’ve been reading up on Ecuadorian culture, too. The suitcase is packed (and heavy). Hope it’s less than 55 pounds! Still finishing up some last minute copying and paperwork. I’m sooo excited for tomorrow….T-minus 12 hours until I fly out of Hartford!
“First time out of the country? Really? Not even Canada?”
I nod, a little embarrassed, while the bank teller counts out euros. They look like Monopoly money.
“Well, I’ve got to warn you, you’re going to catch the travel bug.”
It takes me a few moments to realize he doesn’t mean food poisoning, but I’ve been hearing this from all sides: travel as much as you can! Relatives in Scotland, friends in London, and surely Dublin isn’t that far from Oslo…
These are some of my close friends on the last day of school!
I first knew the meaning of the term “re-entry” in a re-orientation meeting for exchange students.
Re-entry means adjusting back to your own culture, or getting another round of “culture shock”. IES staff encouraged and preped us for re-entry and so …here I come.
I will definitely miss Japan, miss my IES family and my host family. We all know that it’s not the last time we see each other. Japan, I will be back. My IES friends, see you next time.
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My name is Anh and I will be your writing and photography blogger this Spring. よろしくおねがいします！
I went to New Zealand the last few days of June. I’ve been done with school since Halloween. I just got back home in late November. Speaking as someone who’s semi-recently come back, I thought I’d share a short list of differences I’ve noticed between the two cultures (so far).
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I have now been home for just under two weeks and already want to go back to Freiburg and/or Germany as soon as possible. Reverse culture shock is a real thing, and although I love seeing my family again, I really like the European attitude a lot better than the American. The difference between the two is especially glaring around the holidays. In Germany things were busy and bustling, as you might expect, but it’s just a different kind of feeling.
The second to last weekend of my European adventure, my boyfriend and I went to Sweden. His grandparents live in Uppsala, the second biggest city in Sweden. We timed our trip perfectly (not) so it was in the middle of a blizzard over all of Scandinavia. This meant our train from Freiburg to Zürich was delayed, but other than that it actually didn’t have much of an impact.