One weekend, my sitemates and I took a day trip to the Ouzoud Waterfalls, aka Cascades (en francais) or Shllalat (f darija). A nationally known tourist destination/scenic spot, I saw heaps of backpackers, an Italian cameraman, a French motorcycle gang, Moroccan women in heels walking up/down the muddy steps, and some other CBT groups (Community-Based Training, us 25 PCTs have been separated into 5 different sites). *Correction, 23 PCTs now because 2 have ETed.
Usually, the water's clear, but a sudden rainstorm the day before muddied up the falls. It was refreshing to be outdoors and hang out at one of the many cafes serving tagines and tea. I ate two ice cream bars and "window-shopped" the local souvenir shops' offerings of woven fabric, beads, metal work, and tagine vessels. Six of us piled back into a compact Mercedes to drive past almond, olive, and pomegranate trees back to Aminaville, my new name for our training site. I feel really fortunate to be in such a warm, interesting, developed town, with a great Language/Culture Facilitator (named Amina), site mates, and host family. More to come in the next post.
Nice scenery! Do you get the weekends off? And how many hours do you "work" during the week? It must not seem like work at all being in such a great environment!
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