Nia - Morocco Art/Design Trip 2017

It's a Small World

Finally, the end of my epic Moroccan adventure. It was my first time leaving the country, my first time on an airplane, and my first time st

Being Black in Morocco

"What was it like seeing so many people who look like you?" "You went to the motherland! How was it?!" "What was it

The Whole Point was to Get Inspired, Right?

The trip was an arts field study, after all. The whole point of it was to get cozied up with Moroccan art and be inspired to do some art on

Let's Talk About Art

My Moroccan adventure was technically an “arts field study” hosted by the design departments of VCUarts. As you can imagine, the goal of the

Extreme Arts & Crafts

As someone with 6 years art history classes stuffed into my brain, when I imagined travelling to experience art I always saw myself in Italy

OMG I Need a Picture of That!

As an artist, a tourist, and a first time international traveler, I had an aching desire to take photos of everything. People, objects, anim

Mais Je Ne Parle Qu'Anglais! (Language in Morocco)

Wait . . . what? The languages spoken in Morocco are Arabic and French with some Berber Amazigh scattered here and there. That said, when it

Men With Guns

Men with guns: One of the first things I saw upon entering Rabat–Salé Airport. No one warned me that security in the country was armed like

So What We Smoke Weed?

Though cannabis is technically illegal in the country, it is highly tolerated. When I say hashish was around every corner I’m not being sens

Medicine, Illness, Periods, Bathrooms

I lumped those topics all into one post because if you’re experiencing one of the things listed above, you’re possibly going to be experienc