not the only American in town

After the weather reverted to winter for a few days it's getting to be spring again. Mom (my visitor for two weeks) is happy about that! After meeting in Marrakech last weekend, we've been hanging out in my town: eating with my host family, going to the dar chebab, walking around town, and saying hi to everyone.

This is the week after a vacation for students here and they are also in the process of preparing theater for a 'culture week' so classes have been sporadic. However, students like introducing themselves, shaking hands, and saying mrHba (welcome) repeatedly.

This photo is from my roof. In spite of the rain I'm glad that I'm here instead of the desert - there's so much green and flowers (especially poppies). As it's getting less muddy it will be nice to walk around the beautiful countryside!