As soon as we arrived and were settled we were served tea and sweets. Moroccan tea is AMAZING! It's really bitter and gross so they add tons of sugar. haha. I liked it. Sweets are also amazing. We made a pact to eat as much as we could/wanted in Morocco so we ate a LOT!
Sabah, the neighbor is 12 and took us for a walk at night. The streets are similar in feel to India, but there are a LOT less people. Is less busy and more people strolling and sitting on benches in the parks. Brick roads and many venders. People selling food that smelled awesome. One area in the medinah was completely filled with smoke because all the grills were set up to sell kebabs and other meats.
Saturday 2/27 is Muhammad's birthday so there are lights on the main road (Muhammad V). It was a nice warm temperature outside and there are pretty gardens and fountains everywhere.
Morocco is great for one's self confidence/a little annoying because pretty much any guy you see under 30 will cat-call you or say something as you pass by. It's entertaining because they will rattle off 4 different languages hoping you understand one of them. Or they will say something like "hey spice girls" or "i like your hair movement". One guy even started singing "the way you make me feel" by Michael Jackson.
When we returned Saida sent us back out to pick up some sweets and Sabah bought us some peanuts. When we got back it was time for dinner. We had told Saida we only wanted a light lunch...breads and sweets on arrival are filling...so we ate sandwiches of melted chicken and cheese and Moroccan soup while the boys slept under the TV. Camilia speaks fluent French and can get by with her Arabic so it's nice to have her to communicate with Saida.
Arabic:
Shukran: thank you
Mouzzien: very good
inshallah: similar to "let's hope" kinda
yahlah: let's go
that's all i knew to get by.
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