Morocco and Naples

As the last week approached, I was able to jam in quite a bit of activities before leaving Morocco. Equally jammed will be this entry, where I try to pack in all that happened in the last two weeks. I’ll start with two separate day trips around the El Kelaa school. The first was to the El Attaouia Souq, or the outdoor market. Every Thursday, a large area of land is transformed into hundreds of stands selling everything you can imagine. There were all kinds of foods, ranging from fresh produce to fresh meats, as well as supplies for offices, homes, schools, and farming. At one stand, they were actively making metal tools in a makeshift forge. There was also pre-made furniture and furniture being built on the spot, livestock, seafood, olive products, and so much more. It stood out to me how things we take for granted, like refrigeration for meats, are much less common than we think around the world. Most of the meat was not refrigerated, and at most, the seafood had some ice around it th...