Its been a little over a week since our return from Morocco. In the midst of the most disorienting experience on this trip, I never stopped asking myself if I would have attempted to navigate the Fes Medina as a tourist. I am extremely excited and more culturally aware and honestly would not have been so adventurous as to travel to Morocco on my own a few years down the road.
No skateboarding in the intimidating Medina, but rather lessons on bargaining and Moroccan cuisine. We started off with a 5 course dinner in our hotel, also referred to as a palace. Woke up the next morning and met a guide who stuck with us for the remainder of the trip. While in the Medina over the span of 3 days, we visited and sketched mosques, schools, urban spaces, and analyzed the variety of Muslim style houses and hotels.
We also took a day trip to Volubilis to see Roman ruins and small mountain towns, and then to Meknes, where we were permitted to enter the King's mosque and analyze worship procedures. The trip ended with a walk around the perimeter of the palace in Fes, and shopping in Moroccan metal and ceramic shops.
All in all, a gigantic culture shock that has taken a week to shake from my system. In the most positive way.
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