Morning:
9:00 Boat journey across the Mediterranean Sea from Algeciras, Spain to Tangier, Morocco
10:00 American Legation Exhibition in the medina of Tangier
10:30 Conversation “Cultural diversity in Morocco” with Prof. Ali Azeriah,
Head of the English Department of L’Ecole Superior du Traduction, Tangier
12:30 Drive to Asilah
Afternoon:
13:30 Lunch at Restaurant Yali outside the old city wall
14:30 Walk through the Medina (old town)
15:30 Drive to Rabat (3 hours)
Evening:
18:30 Meeting of the home stay families (Two or three students will stay with one family.)
19:00 Dinner with home stay families in the Medina
20:30 Walk through the Medina of Rabat in small groups of three to five students
Morning:
Breakfast with home stay families
9:30 Cross Cultural Center Langcom: facilitated discussion “West and Islamic worlds - images about each other” with Moroccan students and Prof. Zaki who published on cross cultural subjects
11:00 Visit of the Roman ruins Chellah, the Mausoleum Hassan II and the main mosque of Rabat
Afternoon:
13:30 Lunch with home stay families
15:00 Exploration of Rabat’s Andalusian houses in the Kashba and the street life in the medina market. Individual options: to spend time in the art museum or gallery, at the ocean or in the gardens of the castle. (This afternoon will be spend in small groups to create space for authentic experiences of the place and for personal connections. Two American students will be accompanied by two Moroccan students from Rabat University. )
Break: Mint tea in the Kashba Café at the river
Evening:
19:30 Dinner with home stay families
20:30 Conversation in the patio of a family with Fulbright scholars and Peace Corps volunteers about living in Morocco as a foreigner
22:00 Optional: dance in the courtyard / socializing on the roof terrace
Day Three RABAT - RIF MOUNTAINS - CHEFCHAOUEN
Morning:
8:00 Drive to Akchour through rural areas of Morocco
12:00 Meeting with Abdeslam (guide in Chefchaouen)
Afternoon:
13:00 Walk through a valley of the Rif Mountains
Picnic and time to relax at the river
Conversation with Abdeslam about education, simplicity of life and economic challenges of rural areas in Morocco. Abdeslam himself was the first in his family to receive an education. He finished a degree in literature while his older brothers had no schooling for economic reasons.
15:30 Drive to Chefchaouen
16:00 Guided walk through the medina of Chefchaouen with background information about its Moorish and Jewish inhabitants and its historic link to Al Andalus
16:30 Settle in Hotel Andaluz
17:00 Time to explore the medina individually (good place to buy some souvenirs)
Evening:
20:00 Special celebration dinner in the Medina of Chefchaouen
22:00 Social time on the roof terrace
Day Four CHEFCHAOUEN - CEUTA - ALGECIRAS
Morning:
7:30 Morning walk through the awaking town to a hill outside the city gate
9:00 Drive through mountains, fields and cities to Ceuta (2 hours)
Breakfast on the way
11:00 Crossing the Moroccan - Spanish border
Afternoon:
13:45 Boat journey across the Strait of Gibraltar
15:30 Good bye in Algeciras, Spain
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