I feel like I was just planning for the first week of October and suddenly it's almost November! Crazy how fast time can move!
It is beginning to feel more like fall here, weather wise at least. It is chillier in the mornings (especially in the bathroom because we broke the window and can't close it...whoops!) and evenings but still warm during the say when the sun is out. I am really missing my favorite sweatshirts (stupid 50 lb weight limit!). Fall is my favorite season, but sadly here in Morocco fall is not the same. No apple orchards, pumpkin patched, cornfields, football games, changing leaves (at least near me). It just doesn't feel right. I'm not really a fan of living in a place that doesn't have fall time.
The rainy season is coming. We have had a few rainstorms and it's been a little cloudier lately. We had some storms come through on Thursday. All day I could watch the cloud build over the ocean and the waves were huge! The storm moved in just as we went out for dismissal. The wind was crazy and my kids kept shouting "tornado!" We don't have tornadoes here though (that I do like!) so I wasn't worried. The wind was fine until it turned into a dust storm. Suddenly, I was surrounded by 7 year olds trying to shield their eyes and hoping the really little ones didn't blow away! Friday was nice and sunny again and we picnic-ed outside for lunch!
Next weekend is a big Moroccan holiday so we have Friday and Monday off! This is our first break since school started in August...about time too! The kids have been acting crazy school-wide and are in need of some time off. As are the teachers! I was asking my students to tell me about the holiday and I got was"It's the day we kill the sheep." Complete with creepy throat slicing hand motions. Factual, yes. Informative, not really. The school board president has a home in the mountains and offered to take a few people there for the weekend. So on Thursday, I am off to Ifrane! I've heard lots about the town and many have said they will have changing leaves!!! The color green is getting a little old. We will likely celebrate the Eid with some families there. I will share more details later!
We actually don't have another full week of school until the end of November. Like I said, it's time for a break...or several! One week we only have 1 and half days of school! The half day being Halloween, which a few of the kids know about. Then there is another Moroccan Holiday, followed by conferences, followed by American Thanksgiving, and then it's practically December already! Yay for Moroccan and American holiday recognition!
Speaking of December, I booked my flight for Christmastime! To Seville, Spain. I would love to come home, but a part of me knows that wouldn't be right. I miss the familiarity of faces and places like crazy and would love to believe that a brief trip home would be enough. But I don't think it would be. And, this is my chance to travel and see new places-- of which Spain has always been near the top! Not to mention the cost comparison--> home- $1000 vs. Spain- $200. There are five of us going right now and one of the girls knows the area and town well. I am really looking forward to it, even if it isn't home!
It is beginning to feel more like fall here, weather wise at least. It is chillier in the mornings (especially in the bathroom because we broke the window and can't close it...whoops!) and evenings but still warm during the say when the sun is out. I am really missing my favorite sweatshirts (stupid 50 lb weight limit!). Fall is my favorite season, but sadly here in Morocco fall is not the same. No apple orchards, pumpkin patched, cornfields, football games, changing leaves (at least near me). It just doesn't feel right. I'm not really a fan of living in a place that doesn't have fall time.
The rainy season is coming. We have had a few rainstorms and it's been a little cloudier lately. We had some storms come through on Thursday. All day I could watch the cloud build over the ocean and the waves were huge! The storm moved in just as we went out for dismissal. The wind was crazy and my kids kept shouting "tornado!" We don't have tornadoes here though (that I do like!) so I wasn't worried. The wind was fine until it turned into a dust storm. Suddenly, I was surrounded by 7 year olds trying to shield their eyes and hoping the really little ones didn't blow away! Friday was nice and sunny again and we picnic-ed outside for lunch!
Next weekend is a big Moroccan holiday so we have Friday and Monday off! This is our first break since school started in August...about time too! The kids have been acting crazy school-wide and are in need of some time off. As are the teachers! I was asking my students to tell me about the holiday and I got was"It's the day we kill the sheep." Complete with creepy throat slicing hand motions. Factual, yes. Informative, not really. The school board president has a home in the mountains and offered to take a few people there for the weekend. So on Thursday, I am off to Ifrane! I've heard lots about the town and many have said they will have changing leaves!!! The color green is getting a little old. We will likely celebrate the Eid with some families there. I will share more details later!
We actually don't have another full week of school until the end of November. Like I said, it's time for a break...or several! One week we only have 1 and half days of school! The half day being Halloween, which a few of the kids know about. Then there is another Moroccan Holiday, followed by conferences, followed by American Thanksgiving, and then it's practically December already! Yay for Moroccan and American holiday recognition!
Speaking of December, I booked my flight for Christmastime! To Seville, Spain. I would love to come home, but a part of me knows that wouldn't be right. I miss the familiarity of faces and places like crazy and would love to believe that a brief trip home would be enough. But I don't think it would be. And, this is my chance to travel and see new places-- of which Spain has always been near the top! Not to mention the cost comparison--> home- $1000 vs. Spain- $200. There are five of us going right now and one of the girls knows the area and town well. I am really looking forward to it, even if it isn't home!
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