in morocco now. spent 15 hours in this country before i even got to see my friend, meryem, whom i'm staying with. landed in casablanca @ 5 PM. caught a 8 PM to casa voyageurs. go in to this train station at 8:45 PM. bought a 12:45 AM train to tangier, scheduled to arrive at 7 AM. train didn't come until closer to 1:30...2 AM... we arrive in tangier @ 8 AM. train was a hard place to sleep and be comfortable. i stunk and was so tired by the time i got to tangier. traveled without a phone, so asked a lot of strangers to use to phone. also, was met with a lot of just pure helpfulness and friendliness. met some interesting people along the way to tangier. the one that that's nice about the midnight train is being to gaze out the window and watch the moon. still doesn't feel like i am here. took a shower after i got to meryem's place. ate breakfast, slept, ate lunch, slept... went out ... spend 2 hours trying to find a cab/bus. hung out in the old downtown. walked along the beach and even sat on the ledge near the beach for a bit, just enjoying the time. dinner after than another 2 hours of trying to catch a cab before we're home. tangier is a nice city - it's got some pretty views. however, it is incredible difficult to find a tasi, especially int he evening. chefchaouen tomorrow. this is the place i did my homestay in 2008 (that program was the reason for this whole interest in the middle east and i'm going to take arab even though its's hard as fuck... girl). don't know how often i'll be able to log here. internet is not very consistent or convenient to procure.
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