Well, it’s
been a while. I’ve gotten used to life on campus almost completely by now, and
writing this blog didn’t cross my mind until just now. In fact, I think I’m
starting to switch over to Moroccan time, something which could have terrible
consequences if I keep that habit when I return to the states.
Just a few
things to note. One, I have discovered that my history professor here is even
crazier than initially anticipated. Today a student came into class somewhere
between five and ten minutes late, and he wouldn’t
let the kid come to class. He made the kid walk right back out the door. It
was terrifying.
Also, here
are a few quotes of things our professor has said in class:
“History is
not a promenade at the sunset on the coast or whatever.” – Said after
explaining an assassination.
“If you
read about Rome, it’s worse.” – His response to our laughter at the above
statement.
“He
invented NOTHING.” – Our prof’s thoughts on Machiavelli.
“You had a
lot of plagues, a lot of people died.” – A description of 10th
century Europe.
There’s
another thing I keep meaning to mention but forgetting. There is a cleaning
lady in my building who is the sweetest person I’ve met since I got here. She
doesn’t speak a word of English, and my Arabic consists of stating that I’m a
student and counting to 100 (all the way to 900 now!!). Despite this barrier,
she always says hi to me (salaam) and asks me how I’m doing (la baas?). And she’s
always so happy when I try to respond, or even sometimes just repeat what she
says.
Well, we’re
going to Tangier this weekend, so expect another exciting installment of travel
in Morocco!
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