Monday, March 4, 2013

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....