From Snow to Sand
We're back! After 5 very full weeks of traveling around the south of Morocco we have made our way back to the familiar territory of Fes. During our travels, the group participated in everything from lectures on Amizigh (Berber) culture and language, to trekking through remote villages in the High Atlas Mountains, to transplanting Irises in the Ourika Valley. Working with the girls at the Dar Taliba to plant aromatic plants was fantastic. Not only were the students eager to help plant, but they were also very interested in learning more about the kinds of plants they would now have access to at their school. The following day, with the help of many young boys, we planted 30 fruit trees at a nearby primary school. The kids were overjoyed at seeing all of these new trees on their school grounds and extremely curious about the five American women struggling to swing pickaxes to break ground for more planting.
The group is really looking forward to diving into their second ISPs and discovering more of the mysteries Fes has to offer. Here are a few more images of our trek in the High Atlas and our camel adventure in the Sahara. We'll have more photos for all of you very soon!
Cheers,
Katie
Taking refuge from the rain and hail in a cave on the way up to the Toubkal refuge. Tea and some singing perked everyone up.
Taking a break to enjoy the scenery on the way down from the Toubkal refuge
Proof that the first Global LAB summit of Toubkal did occur!
Katie, Lindsay, and Lexi in the Sahara sand dunes
Watching the sunset from atop the Merzouga dunes
