First Day at Ibny

Started my morning off with a nice 6:30 am jog to the local park. A bit surreal passing by a few Ambassadors houses, an embassy or two, the royal guards' house and gardens just to get to the park. Needless to say the area I am living in is the rich part of Morocco. Passing men with machine guns while on a jog!! Then it was off to the Ibny Street Center where I went to the 3, 4 and 5 year old classes to teach them some English. The kids are so receptive and respectful of us. It is amazing to see young kids singing "The Wheels on the Bus" or "If You Love Our World" that don't speak English. A few of the 5 year olds even asked me how to spell my name so they could write it in English! Amazing and humbling. Then it was off for a tour around Rabat and local medina. Followed by dinner with the other 29 volunteers (food is so deliscious!!!) and finally went with a new found friend to the beach to watch the sun set and star gaze! What a blessed amazing day!!!

Apartment is in storage, bags are packed, said my goodbyes and now I am sitting at LAX. Not sure how I am feeling. Tired is the only word that is coming to mind. Oh and of course grateful. Thank you everyone who has mental, financially or even with a few words supported me on this journey. With this blog I will try to be as open and honest as possible and you the reader (if there are any) please read my words knowing that they are my thoughts and mine only. Nap time...next stop Amsterdam....then Paris....and 22 hours from now I will be in Morocco!!! I will write as often as possible and try my hardest to print as many pictures as possible. Here we go........

Getting ready to go

It is May 3rd already and I am getting ready to go to Morocco. I am still trying to get my mind to grasp the fact that I will be leaving this glorious place called San Diego. It is all still surreal to me, or maybe that is because I have not done much to prepare. This week...this week I will actually finish that list of "to do's" that has been posted on my bathroom mirror for the past few weeks. This week I will find a storage unit, get the vaccinations, and start packing up my apartment. THIS WEEK!!!!!