Let me tell you about Morocco!

This past weekend, myself and 10 other students from my program here in Sevilla went on a weekend trip to Morocco with Discover Excursions!  We were part of a group of around 100 people, and I was ecstatic to be able to fit my life for the weekend into my backpack.  In our short amount of time there, we experienced a lot as we visited four different cities and also got to ride camels right near the beach.  We stayed at a hotel in Tetuan, and spent most of Saturday in Chefchaouen.  Chaouen is known as the blue city, because most of the doors and walls in the Medina (or the old city) are painted blue.  The people there do this to keep flies away and also because it keeps their homes cooler in the summer.

The next day we had a panoramic tour of Tangiers, and stopped at Cabo Spartel, which has a lighthouse and is also where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean in the Strait of Gibraltar.  We then got to go on a camel ride by the beach which was so crazy!  It was also really cool to be right on the coast of Africa. 

 We had lunch at a restaurant right outside of Assilah, which is a small beach town that also has a beautiful old Medina.  We got to explore and shop there for a while too!  It was an incredible short little weekend that I am so thankful I went on!  Granted I got back late Sunday night and had two tests Monday morning... but my time in Morocco was full of moments to remember with a great group of friends!