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Surviving a sandstorm

Posted on October 3, 2013

After two showers, I am still finding orange Saharan sand in my ears and hair. It spilled out of my Arabic notebook when I opened it in class this morning. The good news is, it’s …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, Returned StudentTagged desert, Fez, International Academic Programs, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, study abroad, UW-madison

Crossing Cultures

Posted on September 26, 2013

As part of the Classroom Connections program I am participating in, I’ve been communicating with a high school class in Madison, Wisconsin. As the students are currently doing a unit on “The Art of Crossing …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, Returned StudentTagged classroom connections, Fez, International Academic Programs, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, study abroad, UW-madison

The Smells of Fez

Posted on September 25, 2013

Morocco is a land of color, culture, beauty and history. But without a doubt, it is a country of smells – smells that I fondly consider a part of my life here. I wake up …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, Returned StudentTagged Fez, International Academic Programs, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, smells of Fez, study abroad, UW-madison

Rooftop

Posted on September 16, 2013

There’s nothing like the sound of the call to prayer from my rooftop as evening sets in. From where I sit, I have a perfect view of the entire medina. Behind me lie the surrounding …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, Returned StudentTagged Fez, International Academic Programs, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, rooftop, study abroad, UW-madison2 Comments

Home Sweet Home

Posted on September 10, 2013

When I first met my new mom, we could not communicate in words at all. She doesn’t know one word of English and I know about two words in Arabic, which at the time, I …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, Returned StudentTagged Fez, host family, International Academic Programs, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, study abroad, UW-madison

Plane Thoughts

Posted on September 9, 2013

In a few hours when my plane touches down in Morocco, I will be completely out of my comfort zone. I am actually pretty scared. Sitting here on the plane right now, I’m trying to …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, Returned StudentTagged arrival, Fez, International Academic Programs, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, plane travel, study abroad, UW-madison

Africa!

Posted on August 29, 2013

Welcome to yet another of my study abroad blogs. This time for Africa! I’ve been studying Turkish, Spanish and Azeri here in Wisconsin, yet I’m shipping off to a country that speaks Arabic and French. …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, Returned StudentTagged adventure, Arabic, Fez, International Academic Programs, Kendra Burpee, Morocco, study abroad

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