Desert Trip 2013

Here's a link to our Spring Break Desert Trip, 2013.

Part 1:

http://vimeo.com/67118663

And Part 2:

http://vimeo.com/67120674

Moroccan Education 101

Our trip to Essaouira was particularly interesting to all of us as we delved into Moroccan work life.

Carpentry Shop

Lesson on wooden inlays

Underground Bakery

Typical Moroccan Bread

Herbs and Potions!

This one made me giggle

Argon Oil Co-Op

Child labor with a smile

Jewelry Workshop

A rather young-looking worker

Phew! What a day. We saw, tasted and smelled things we never could've imagined.

A stroll through Essaouira medina

A couple weekends back, we headed a few hours south to seaside Essaouira.  We were blessed with perfectly breathless weather, in a town where the wind blows constantly.

We braved the local old-town medina, but wiser this time with the accompaniment of a seasoned guide, Mohammed.  (Quite possibly the 57th Mohammed I've met in 8 months)

Medina girls

For any artist, this place is a feast of colors, (but we'll talk less about the "aroma's").

Hotel

Medina store

Joseph was a bit
of a trend-setter

Mohammed, our guide, to the left

Couldn't help but fall in love with these Moroccan doors:

Light's on but nobody's home

Someone lost their feather-duster

I came upon this lady, drawing her water from the communal water source:

Dentist....really?

"Enough photo's already, Mom!"

More about our trip to Essaouira tomorrow....