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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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New Quest Started
I traveled with my university (VCU) shortly after finishing my second year. There were 11 people in our group, a mix of students and faculty