would imagine this is also catered specifically to a foreign audience.
Our hotel has been very accommodating- the rooms are nice, the breakfast great (more chocolate croissants and espresso for me), and the meeting room was very official looking- much nicer than us teachers are accustomed to. Our break from meetings this morning included a buffet of beautiful pastries- I had to take a picture before eating anything- they were “bneen” (delicious). We are struggling quite a bit with the internet connection being slow, so updating my blog has been difficult. I have been recording my blog posts in a separate program and hope to load these to the internet as soon as I find better connection. The hotel tries to appeal to international visitors- complete with Frank Sinatra music playing in the lobby last night and Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” playing right now. There is also a bar in the hotel, yet I have not seen anyone drinking at it, as drinking of alcohol is forbidden in Islam. I
would imagine this is also catered specifically to a foreign audience.
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Mahan H.
3/10/2014 12:58:14 pm
Glad to see you are enjoying yourself. I'd be rather uncomfortable in a foreign landscape, surrounded by foreign people, speaking a foreign language; but seeing as there is a bar in an Islamic country, I guess Morocco isn't as "foreign" as some people would think.
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Amnesty Club
3/11/2014 06:15:56 am
"Don't wanna close my eyes
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Tessa M.
3/11/2014 09:24:53 am
I agree with Mahan, I would be uncomfortable in a foreign country, but I am glad to see that your hotel is making it easier to be comfortable than normal. It is surprising to know that there is a bar where alcohol is forbidden, even if it is only to accommodate the guests. But I am glad you are more comfortable than I would be if I was in another country and that your having fun!
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