Author Archives: saucytravels
The Call to End
5 AM. The morning call to prayer rings out across the city. From minaret to minaret, across the rooftops of Meknes, various muezzins take up the call, echoing and overlapping each other in haunting yet peaceful melodies that call the faithful to prayer, greeting the new day with Allah in mind. Usually I am sound [...]
The Wonders of Language
It’s amazing sometimes how much language can mean to people. It’s something you don’t generally think of in everyday life, at least from my experience in America. Other than some Anthropologists and Linguists gunning to protect endangered languages (learn more about it here), the most attention it gets in the States tends to be from [...]
Sebta in Photos
Before moving on to Chefchaouen, I’d just like to share some more pictures from my adventures in Sebta. They all have very different feels to them but I had fun capturing different moments throughout the day. Enjoy! Walking the streets we saw some interesting graffiti, most of it the usual tagging or doodling but this caught my [...]
Adventures in Spanish Africa
Some of my friends and I recently returned from a weekend trip up to Sebta (aka. Ceuta) and Chefchaouen. American entry visas to Morocco are only good for 90 days, but a quick jaunt outside the country (or to the part of northern Morocco still technically belonging to Spain) will get you the passport [...]
Photography Fun
I just returned from a weekend trip to Sebta and Chefchaouen with friends. Details on the events of our exploits are forthcoming but I’ve been having some fun with the pictures I took and I wanted to share some of them. I just discovered some new functions in my photo editor and the trip offered [...]
What’s in a Day?
Midterms, and Languages, and Ambassadors, oh my! School today was a pleasant surprise. Though I went to bed early, I was still exhausted from the weekends festivities (trust me, Moroccan’s know how to party, and their wedding hefla’s last all night long), and slept later than I intended, meaning I had to take a petite [...]
Confronting Misconceptions
One of the many things I love about traveling is the opportunity it presents for greater understanding between peoples. There are a lot of cultural misconceptions out there, and stereotypes exist in all corners of the world, about all people from different perspectives. Stereotypes aren’t that great to begin with but what really bothers me [...]
Meknes Cotton Candy Man
Journeying
I came across this poem today and was struck by how appropriate it is for any journey, striving to reach any goal. Of course, since I love both travel and Greek mythology, that just makes it even better, but the message is the most important: When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray [...]
Home Sweet Home Again
A warm hug, a friendly smile. Familiar streets and well-trodden paths. These are just a few of the things that mark a homecoming and my return to Meknes certainly fits the bill. I was exhausted from traveling all over Spain, France, and Morocco with my parents for a month but the new group of students [...]
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