Settling In

So it's officially day 2 in Morocco and I'm not as jet lagged as I was expecting to be this is either A) A great sign that my strategy of sleeping when I did worked good or B) a horrible warning of the jet lag hell that awaits me on my return.

So today was a pretty easy day. I woke up about nine am to a big breakfast made by our cooks here. It was a nice spread of fruit and pastries (Croissants) that I enjoyed a lot.

After this we had an orientation for a couple hours. This was basically a review of info we were already given. We also were sent out to explore a bit of the immediate neighborhood. I checked out the mini mall down the road. There are a lor of traffic cops here. They're on every major intersection. It's very strange. After coming back from this bit of exploring we talked a bit about our placement. I was selected to work in an orphanage. One of the areas that the really needed volunteers was the disabled wing. Apparently no one ever wants to work there and they are in somewhat of dire straits due to their lack of help. So I stepped up. There are two other people that are currently working there in our house who are going to "Show me the ropes" if you will. So tomorrow is the latest day of days. I'll get to see what exactly the next month or so of work has in store for me. Wish me luck.

Also, there are cats EVERYWHERE. Really, everywhere. Spaying or nurturing- not very big in Morocco. There wasn't a Bob Barker on T.V. telling everyone to spay their animals...so I guess I understand.

Still no name for my laptop. Only one name has been suggested to me. Rachel, by...you guessed it My lovely cousin Rachel. My ass is doing better - not nearly as sore but it's still eh.

I wonder how many people just made a gay joke about me. If you did then shame on you.

Tomorrow along with my first day at the placement brings a tour of Rabat and surrounding area by Mohammad our in country director. I think it'll be fun to get to see some of the downtown area. After all is said and done tomorrow I'll hopefully get to get out and explore some more and get some pictures to put of. Worse case, I'll take some of around the neighborhood. So until then...Peace.

Nick