Morocco 3/4

Shopping in Morocco

I find shopping at home to be incredibly mundane unless it’s at a thrift store or grocery store where I can peacefully stumble upon $2 sundr

Safety in Morocco

Are there people looming in every corner waiting to kidnap you? Do you need to bring along the bedazzled stun gun you got for Christmas? A p

Hooves and Wheels

Thanks to VCU I didn’t have to provide the bulk of my own transportation throughout the trip. We got from city to city and town to town via

What About My (Natural) Hair?!

Not all of us can have a long and silky braid of brunette majesty swinging past our hips as we go adventuring, à la Lara Croft. In fact, I h

What's The Deal With Boys (When You're Black)?

The specific answer to that very generalized question can be complicated, nuanced, and lengthy. Though perhaps I cannot answer it, I can at

We GOTTA Talk About the Food

The excitement I felt eating Moroccan food for the first time blew my American mind. Sure, I come from a family of foodies, but there's

What's Your Idea of a Third World Country?

The term “Third World country” is outdated, but it was how people described Morocco to me in 2017. After experiencing Morocco, though, I qui

God, Send Me an ATM

Using the currency in Morocco—the Moroccan dirham—was my first experience using foreign currency. In comparison to America's collection

Modesty in Morocco (Don't Pack the Booty Shorts)

Morocco is a Muslim country, which means modest dress is the norm. Before we get into what to wear, I'm going to share my top two reason

Eating Bread and Traveling at Warp Speed

My first time out of the country coincided with my first time flying. How did that go? Considering I did everything wrong, it could have bee