\u201cWhere are you from?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe United States.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOhhhh\u2014Barack Obama!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou like Africa\u2014he is pure African.\u201d<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve had a conversation like this (about seven months, since this happened on a daily basis in India), and I\u2019d forgotten how entertaining they are. Last night, while eating at Thami\u2019s, our host, upon learning that we were Americans, exclaimed, \u201cOh, yes, you like Morocco! We were the first to see the U.S. as a country!\u201d<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t expecting anyone to know that fact\u2014much less bring it up\u2014but they did. We were on our way out to breakfast at Clock Caf\u00e9. Mom and Dad had pancakes saturated in syrup with kiwi and banana and Ethan and I had tomato and scrambled eggs on bread.<\/p>\n
Once Ethan\u2019s orange juice was done, we returned to our house so Mom could work on laundry. Later, we ventured out into the medina and went to Bou Inania Medersa, which is a place of learning. We stood in the courtyard, taking pictures of the tiles, while Ethan befriended the two cats who lay in the sun.<\/p>\n
Back outside, Ethan and I finally stepped outside of the medina. It was like a whole new world\u2014a whole new modern world, I might add. For our postcards, we bought outrageously expensive stamps before returning to the medina to buy olives, eggs, and sweets for snacks and breakfast.<\/p>\n
Supper was at Le 44, which is at number 44 on a little side street. Run by a French woman, it offers a respite from couscous and tagine, which are served by every single restaurant (except this one!).<\/p>\n
Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cWhere are you from?\u201d \u201cThe United States.\u201d \u201cOhhhh\u2014Barack Obama!\u201d \u201cYes.\u201d \u201cYou like Africa\u2014he is pure African.\u201d It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve had a conversation like this (about seven months, since this happened on a daily basis in India), … Continue reading