Tweet 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 [...]
A Vagobond Valentines – Part 1- Dar Zerhoune in Moulay Idriss
Tweet 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. [...]
Movies at the ALC Fez- The Grapes of Wrath
Tweet I’ve been running the film club at the ALC Fez for a few months now and I thought I would write a little bit about the films that we’ve shown and the reaction to them from the Moroccan students who attended. The first film as previously discussed was Casablanca. http://www.vagobond.com/2010/01/casablanca-the-film-revisited/ For the next one, [...]
Vagobond at the ALC teachers conference in Agadir
Tweet As a new teacher at the ALC in Fez, it’s sort of hard to get to know your colleagues. Everyone is always waiting to use the computers or copy machine, on the way to class, grading, or just not there. That’s the reason it was such a nice treat to go to the Annual [...]
Vagobond in Meknes and Moulay Idriss
Tweet Last weekend, we decided to take a daytrip to Meknes since neither Hanane nor I had been there before. We got a later start than we intended but figured it would be no problem since Meknes is only an hours train ride from Fez and Fez is only a 40 minute taxi ride from [...]
Recommended Morocco Reading
Tweet I’ve put together a list of books I think anyone considering life in Morocco should check out. It’s eclectic and not all inclusive, but I think it covers a fair range. The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge by Robert Murphy As he did with fashion, Yves seized at one moment [...]
