The movies I showed at the American Language Center in Fez during the last two weeks were far different than my first round of classic Academy Award Winners. I decided that since I was looking to spawn great conversations but that my audience was primarily Moroccan teens, I decided to address two issues that are [...]
Movies at the Fez ALC – I’m Gonna Git You Sucka
A few weeks ago, I decided to show an absolutely terrible movie to the students at the ALC Fez. The movie I’m Gonna Git You Sucka is a parody of the black exploitation films of the 1970s. From the get go, this film had no chance to be good. There is something compelling about the [...]
Bruce Lee in Morocco
As most of you know, I love couchsurfing! So what does couchsurfing have to do with Bruce Lee being in Morocco? Well, it’s simple. My last couchsurfer was a Canadian named Bruce Lee. Bruce contacted me through couchsurfing.com about a month ago and told me he would be taking a journey through Europe and North [...]
Vagobond Valentines – Part 3 – Imperial Meknes
In the first two parts of this short series I wrote about our time in Moulay Idriss and at Volubulis, the ancient Roman city. Part 3 – Imperial Meknes will be the final chapter of this short odyssey. We were having a great time all weekend in Moulay Idriss and Volubulis but one subject had [...]
Vagobond Valentines – Part 2 – Volubulis
Since coming to Morocco a year ago, I’ve wanted to visit the ancient Roman ruins of Volubulis. Each time I’ve planned to go, something has kept me from it, until now. It turns out that Hanane had also never gone there. As a young girl, she was supposed to go there on a school trip, [...]
A Vagobond Valentines – Part 1- Dar Zerhoune in Moulay Idriss
Saturday Morning, Hanane and I woke up and grabbed our overnight bags to set out for a further exploration of Moulay Idriss, Volubulis, and Meknes. Since our previous expedition (http://www.vagobond.com/2010/02/vagobond-in-meknes-and-moulay-idriss/) had been so incredibly enjoyable, I decided to surprise her with a weekend trip so that we could really dig into this incredible region. After [...]
