HOT HOT HOT

Well...it's an average of 102 degrees here! We've been so hot at night. Yesterday we toured around Rabat and saw the beach, Old Medina, King's Palace, U.S Embassy. The one thing that all of us are a little shocked about is the lack of garbage disposal. There are no garbage cans to be found and trash everywhere. But then again, every place has it's positive and negatives. You will be right next to a bunch of garbage and then turn your head and see a beautiful 12th century fortress. After our tour of Rabat, we had an orientation at our school Qalam that I will be attending for the next 5 weeks. I actually met a student there who is studying Arabic on his own and will be attending college with me this Fall. Small world to run into a future classmate halfway across the world! I went to the ATM and had to figure out my U.S to Dirham conversion because tomorrow we leave for Fez which has a lot of shopping. I need to get some gifts for family and friends! I will upload pictures next week of Fez!