Here's Lookin' At You, Kid.

We just got back from Spain and Morocco! We had a blast! I’ve always wanted to go to Morocco (well since the first time I saw Casablanca anyway). We went with our friends, the Pulitzers. J.dub has already blogged about our trip with pictures—check it out here. I’m sure her blogs will be far superior (and likely more timely too) then mine.

I plan to post a few pics as soon as we finish sorting through the 8000 or so photo’s we took. A few highlights for me include:

Most novel site: The garbage donkey and coca cola delivery donkey

Most used Arabic phrase: LA! (means 'no'--followed by a strict wag of the finger)

Second most used Arabic phrase: Shokran (thank you)

Most worn clothing: all-purpose long black skirt (when cold I wore yoga pants underneath not just practical also classy) and skirt was able to double as a towel or napkin as needed

Most majestic site: the gorgeous stars above the the sand dunes in the Sahara

Surprising thing: being able to relate more to Jesus after experiencing a snippet of life in the mideast (or North Africa as the case may be)

Result of trip: A published WanMorris phrasebook for travelers to North Africa

Thing most missed: toilet paper and soap in bathrooms

Best friends made: Mohammed Obama-Friend (long story will explain later) and Akmed the Berber guide

Funniest site: Billy hanging out of car to ask for directions

Moment most feared for life: Taxi ride, bus ride, driving in Marrakech./Casablanca-- pretty much any moment in a moving vehicle

Proudest moment: only driver in car not pulled over by Moroccan police

Most shameful moment: nearly driving off road while trying to read sign in Arabic before remembering I can't read Arabic :(

Hobby likely to take up: flamenco dancing

Lifestyle most likely to pursue: life as a Berber nomad in the Sahara