Peace be upon you, I have made it to Morocco! I left Kansas City Saturday morning around 8:00am, landed in Atlanta, and flew to JFK to meet the other teachers traveling to Morocco. Our flight to Paris left around 6:40pm and landed around 8:30am. The flights were uneventful, but the morning was beautiful in Paris, with clear skies showing the outline of the Eifel tower as we approached the city. The landscape of France is truly beautiful, with rolling hills, farm fields, and small villages. Upon arriving at Charles de Gaulle, we had some boarding pass paperwork to take care of prior to our Rabat flight, but was able to enjoy an espresso and chocolate croissant- my personal favorites when traveling Europe. While enjoying my breakfast, I "people-watched" and particularly found it interesting to see what destinations were being served by AirFrance. There were flights headed to N'Djamena, Cairo, Kinshasa, and of course, Rabat. I tried to stay awake during the flight to Rabat, but I will admit, I struggled a bit. I did stay awake long enough, however, to get a picture of the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain- an area my AP Human Geography students should know for its population of people wanting to remain ethnically independent from both France and Spain- characterized by the isolated language they speak. One extra credit point to the first student that can answer in the comments section from each class!
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Madison King
3/9/2014 11:12:46 am
The people who live in the Pyrenees mountains speak Basque! Hope you're enjoying your travels Mrs. West! Can't wait to hear all of your stories when you come back.
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Mrs.West
3/9/2014 08:29:41 pm
Well done, Madison! I hope to post a great deal more, but our internet is a bit hit or miss. Crossing my fingers for a better signal!
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Brad West
3/10/2014 02:08:36 am
Hey Jen,
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Alex Wang
3/10/2014 11:43:30 pm
The people in the Pyrenees speak Basque! I wish I could have seen the Paris landscape. Hope you travel safe, Mrs. West!
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Jaeden Anderson
3/11/2014 02:15:12 am
The people in the Pyrenees speak Basque!
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Joy Decker
3/11/2014 02:16:22 am
The Basque people live in the Pyrenees Mountains. Can't wait to see the picture!
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Joy Decker
3/11/2014 02:17:16 am
JAEDEN COPIED ME
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Jaeden Anderson
3/11/2014 02:19:48 am
Give it to Joy, I just copied Alex's comment
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Chris Bolte
3/11/2014 02:20:55 am
The people in the Pyranese speak Basque!
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AuthorI'm a high school AP geography and world history teacher, traveling to Morocco with Teachers for Global Classrooms to bring cultural insight back to my community. Archives
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