Sara and I went to Morocco this weekend with our program. All CIEE Liberal Arts students chose an interest group at the beginning of the semester and CIEE plans all these activities for you to do throughout the whole semester and at the end of the semester each group goes on big trip. We were in the "Expresión Cultural" group and so we have been doing activities like going to the symphony, having Flamenco lessons, having volunteer concerts, learning about photography and also about food and "la cultura gitana" (gypsy culture).
So we took a bus to Algeciras, Spain, then we took a ferry boat from the Port of Algeciras to Ceuta, Morocco, and we took one more bus from Ceuta to our hotel in Tetuan. We stayed in our hotel in Tetuan for the whole weekend but we took that same bus and visited downtown Tetuan on Friday, Tangier on Saturday, and Chefchaouen on Sunday. I had so much fun on this trip, so tiring though. It was definitely a cultural expression though! Here are some pictures of our trip!
What's this all about?
My name is Olivia and I am a student of Indiana University. I have lived in Indiana my entire life. Also, I can count the amount of times I have ventured outside of the U.S. on one hand. Even more unfortunate, I would say that these endeavors outside of the U.S. can be boiled down to nothing more than a van ride to the all inclusive resorts and cruise ships that I have seen the world through. Thankfully, my view of the world is about to change. I will be studying abroad in Sevilla, Spain next semester and I have created this blog for all my family and friends to share in my experiences while I am living in Spain. I hope that you are able to authentically take part in my journey throughout Spain during this next semester!
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