We got the chance to visit Hassan Tower, which was being built to be the biggest mosque and minaret in the world, in 1195. In 1199, construction abruptly stopped. What is left is the minaret (tall structure), 200 columns, and the Mausoleum of Mohammed the 5th where the king and his two sons are buried. Lots of people come here for prayer and to visit the sites.
What do you love ❤️ best about Moraco
The music! There are so many kinds. I also really like the people. They are so welcoming!
Do they have cars 🚗
Lots of them! They drive much different that we do. There aren’t many crosswalks and walkers don’t get the right away.
Did you get to try the wooden shoes?Are they comfortable?Did you find out what they do to put the snake away after hipnatize the snake?
Wooden shoes aren’t real as I am finding….But there are some interesting shoes I will show. I didn’t find out about snake charmers because I didn’t see one and I did find out they have their teeth and venom removed.
Did you try the wooden shoes? Are they comfortable ?😁😄😄😌🙃
I can’t find wooden shoes anywhere, I think that was incorrect.
Did you try the wooden shoes? Are they comfortable ?🐔🐪🐫🌏😂😁😏😀☺️😊😀😃🙃😉☺️😋🙂😁😄😄😌🙃
I didn’t see any wooden shoes, so I am not sure what is real. There are special traditional Tamazight (or Berber) shoes though, that look similar. I am bringing back a pair to show off.
I bet it’s lit🔥🔥🔥 in Morocco 🇲🇦. 🤘🤘🤘
Actually, quite cold at night, and only in the 60’s during the day. Quite perfect actually!
Hi 👋. How is it in Morocco 🇲🇦🤔? What kind of music 🎶 do they play? Hope you have a lot of fun while your’e there 😃
How big are the stores in morocco individually?
And about how many stores are there?
And last question, why on the pictures at the schools why is there writing on the walls?
Interesting that you noticed the writing on the walls. I have asked about this also, especially as the two schools we went to in Rabat are the top two schools here. There was writing on all the walls of the public school, I noticed. Here is what I found. Teachers share classrooms with other teachers, so the classrooms don’t really belong to any one teacher. Sometimes, students are in the classrooms when no one is in there and if they are mad about their grades, I was told maybe they write on the walls. It’s a different culture here when it comes to property. It isn’t seen as bad when students draw on desks as it is in the states. Interesting, huh? We were all quite shocked. At the private school though, there was no writing on the walls (that was also elementary school though too, whereas the others were high schools).
Stores? There is one large grocery store chain here called “Marjane” and it looks like our grocery store. There are lot of smaller clothing stores and I am told that the largest mall in Africa is in Casablanca, Morocco. There are a few bigger stores, especially in the big cities. In the smaller cities and rural, stores are all small open front locations owned by people in the neighborhood and people shop at the souk for fruits/veggies/sweets/clothes/jewelry/shoes/meat. It’s quite an amazing experience. I intend on trying to get a video of the souk to showcase it, but it’s challenging because often people do not want to be video recorded and can get offended. I would like to not offend people if possible.
Mims class has more questions:
Do the students have lunch time?
How many students are in each class?
What are the houses like?
Do they have libraries?
Do they have ice cream?
Do they have waterparks there?
The students go home for lunch for 2 hours during the day. They find it quite interesting that we have lunch at school. They get to eat a yummy home cooked meal and the food is REALLY good: slow cooked chicken or lamb in a tagine.
In each primary class (which is what 1st grade through 6th grade is called) is usually 30-40 students, sometimes more. In private schools there are sometimes less. In the high school, there are about 30-40 students in each class. Some schools do have smaller classrooms, depending on the number of teachers. There is no Kindergarten here, all school before 1st grade is called preschool, from ages 3-5.
The houses are made of cement, which makes them strong, blocks out the sun, and is not as much money to make. There are not many trees here to make houses out of wood. I will post some pictures of the houses in the next few days.
They do have libraries, public (open to everyone) and in the school. On Friday, I get to go to an elementary school and will take pictures of the library. In high schools. the library is very small and has mostly books on history.
Where I am at here in Agadir, they have something better than ice cream. They have gelato. I will take pictures for you. Gelato is creamy and so yummy. In Alaska, they sell gelato in Seward.
I will have to ask about waterparks. I don’t think so, but maybe. What they do have is the ocean here in Agadir and you can rent a giant slide and wheel it down to the ocean and slide into the water. You can also rent jet skies and kayaks, or jump play in the waves at the beach. I will take a picture of the water slides!
Mims class has more questions:
Do the students have lunch time?
How many students are in each class?
What are the houses like?
Do they have libraries?
Do they have ice cream?
Do they have waterparks there?
I think I may have already answered these, but let me try again just in case.
The students eat lunch at home from 12-2 and then come back to school. They get to eat amazing home cooked, slow cooked meals. Meals here are often quite long, between an hour and 2 hours for lunch. They feel it is important to relax and enjoy eating. Food is a very sacred element to life.
In each class at the high school level is 30-45. I will find out on Friday how many students in each class in elementary school. The classes are said to be quite big, whereas we at Tudor, we have smaller classes in Kindergarten and first grade.
The houses are made of concrete, partially because there aren’t many trees and also concrete makes for strong buildings and is less expensive to use. I will include pictures of houses in today’s post.
They have libraries in the schools, but they are very small. I am not sure about in elementary schools, I will have to find out on Friday. The libraries in high school have mostly just books on history information, with a few classic books in French, Arabic, and only a few in English.
Instead of ice cream, they have the yummiest treat called gelato, which is like ice cream but processed different. The gealto is actually better for you too and is really creamy.
They actually don’t have water parks as far as I know, but at the ocean, where you can swim (the water is a lot saltier than in the US) there is a water slide on wheels you can rent at the beach and push to the water to slide down into the ocean. It is pretty awesome looking. I will take a picture for you! Also, at the beach, people can rent jet skies and kayaks also!
Your questions are awesome! Keep making more!
Mims class asked can you show us the outside of the schools?
Yes, I will be posting pictures today of the school. I have been to a few and teaching at college, here it is called University, and at high schools. On Friday, I will go to an elementary school.
Is there a lot of houses👾👾👾
There are a lot of houses here yes. I posted some in yesterday’s blog. Take a look
Why do they wear wooden shoes?
I actually have not found wooden shoes here, or found anyone wearing shoes. They are known for amazing leather shoes though and people here wear really nice shoes that are mostly made here!
Is it nice there ?
Absolutely fabulous. The people are so kind and open, honest, and welcoming. The food is amazing, the weather is great, the art is beautiful. Most of all, I have loved the music. It’s so amazing and I can’t wait to share.