Trips

There was a solar eclipse on Monday. Western Europe was one of the best places to see it. I was in class when it happened. I saw pictures and heard about it though.

I stumbled across a political protest last week. People were marching and chanting, carrying flags and banners. I quickly figured out that it was for Western Sahara independence. Western Sahara was under Spanish control for a long time and when Franco died the Moroccan king annexed it. It has never been sovereign. I don't know that much about it but I will be writing a paper on Morocco for class so I'll find out more.

The residencia (dorms) had a party for their students last night, they could invite their friends too. It was held in one of the best clubs in Sevilla, it was really fun. On Monday night I went to a salsa lesson. Salsa is a fun and easy dance and it seems like it is about as popular as flamenco here. The first lesson is free so lots of people showed up, mostly spaniards, and mostly women. I don't have time to take lessons twice a week though, some of my friends are taking lessons, I may try to fit it in in November.

We are leaving for Algecires (right next to Gibraltar) Thursday night and staying in a hostel. Early Friday morning we will take a ferry to Tangiers. I think we are driving to Rabat, the capital, and we also have a hike in the mountains sometime. We will stay with Moroccan families, meet Moroccan college students and return on Monday.

Next weekend I am going to Madrid on the high-speed AVE train.

The weekend after that I am going to Cádiz.

Two weeks later... Copenhagen.

I will post as much as I can on this weekend as soon as I get back from AFRICA!
Hopefully lots of pictures and a video of the trip.

UPDATE: I forgot to mention that Ramadan started two days ago. When we eat (or even drink water) during the day we will be the only people eating.