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Around the World and Back Again

Here we have made it to not only the last post in my most recent blog collection, but also the last post for Black Girls Abroad until summer

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Safety in Marrakech

In my first collection about Morocco I devoted a post to safety, describing how I felt in Rabat, Fes, and Marrakech. If I recall correctly,

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The Atmosphere in Marrakech

This post is kind of different in that it’s a collection of the few observations I made in Marrakech that didn’t have a specific place in an

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Morocco: The Sequel

Morocco! The first country I ever visited outside the U.S. and my most recent travel experience. If you’ve been following my posts for a lon

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Estoy Enferma

Before we left Richmond the study abroad advisor said something to the effect of “about half of you will get sick.” This statement really go

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Hola, Ciudad de México

Mexico City: The largest city in Mexico, resting at a casual 7,350 ft (2,240 m) above sea level. It’s roughly 700 years old and the most pop

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'Til Next Time, Istanbul

Now, that all that is laid out, let me conclude with this: Istanbul was colorful, dynamic, surprising, engaging, and fun. Yeah, I definitely

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Break Adventures

There are literally hundreds of things to do in Istanbul, and sometimes I wound up pushing myself too hard. I eventually realized that I nee

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Shopping in Istanbul

Istanbul gave me plenty of shopping options and experiences when it came to shopping. Here I'll run down a list of some of my shopping e

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The Vibe in Istanbul

Istanbul is so unique in that it straddles two continents, split in half by the Bosporus strait and sandwiched between the Sea of Marmara &a

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