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goodbye Morocco

Posted on December 9, 2013

Today, I’m beginning my last week in Morocco.  Four months was a long time to be away from home, but I’ve learned a lot and changed for the better.  I’ve seen sights I’ve only dreamed …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman BarbeauTagged end of program, Fez, going home, goodbye, International Academic Programs, Morocco, returning to the US, Sierra Buehlman Barbeau, study abroad, University of Minnesota, UW-madison

Trip to the Sahara

Posted on October 14, 2013

As I was laying on a mountain in the Sahara made of billions and billions of grains of sand in the middle of the night looking up at the Milky Way, shining more clearly than …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman BarbeauTagged camel ride, Fez, International Academic Programs, Morocco, Sahara desert, sandstorm, Sierra Buehlman Barbeau, study abroad, UW-madison

Homestay

Posted on October 7, 2013

For the time that I’ve been here in Morocco, I’ve been living with a homestay family.  There are five of us in the family: a brother, sister, mother and father, as well as an old, …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman BarbeauTagged Fez, Homestay, International Academic Programs, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman Barbeau, study abroad, UW-madison

First Days in My New World

Posted on September 16, 2013

I’m a week into my life in this new, surreal world.  I arrived a few days earlier than the other students, and arriving in Fez, Morocco by myself was probably the most catastrophic and rewarding …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman BarbeauTagged Fez, International Academic Programs, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman Barbeau, study abroad, UW-madison

An American’s Observations

Posted on September 16, 2013

This fascinating life is becoming less of a mystery and more of a reality. I just want to share some thoughts and observations about everyday Moroccan life. Thoughts on careers: In case anyone is wondering, …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman BarbeauTagged Fez, International Academic Programs, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman Barbeau, study abroad, UW-madison

Last day in Europe

Posted on September 3, 2013

Something scary is happening!  Tomorrow at this time, I will be landing in Morocco. Fez, Morocco! I will get off the plane and say good morning, “Sabah behkrer!” to the cab driver, who my hotel …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman BarbeauTagged European travel, Fez, International Academic Programs, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman Barbeau, UW-madison

First blog post from Sierra

Posted on September 3, 2013

“How will you make it on your own? This world is awfully big And girl, this time you’re on your own But it’s time you started living…” I’m a little young to quote the old Mary Tyler Moore show. But …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman BarbeauTagged Fez, International Academic Programs, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman Barbeau, study abroad, UW-madison

I am going to Morocco

Posted on May 6, 2013

I am going to Morocco to study Arabic and improve my French. I am going to Africa to explore the world. I am going to a Muslim country to abolish American fears. I am going …

Posted in Africa, Fall 2013, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman BarbeauTagged Fez, International Academic Programs, International Studies, Morocco, Sierra Buehlman Barbeau, study abroad, UW-madison

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