Living in a Dream: Asilah, Morocco
You have to start somewhere. In 2008, I jumped on a chance to leave the country to attend a wedding in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It was my first time abroad and I had no frame of reference for anything outside of North America. Village in the Atlas Mountains, 2008 Atlas Mountains, 2008 After touring around, visiting Tagazhout, Essaouira, Merzouga, and Marrakech, I couldn’t help but dream of returning. On that trip, I bought a set of hand-carved, wooden dice. Essaouira, 2008 Eleven years later, they still smell like the souk in Essaouira where I purchased them. I wondered if it was all in my head. I wondered if it would be difficult, if the language barrier would be too big of a challenge, if getting around would be too complicated…luckily, those doubts weren’t enough to stop me. Essaouira, 2008 As we planned this adventure, my friend Annie and I decided we’d settle on 2 days in each place: 2 cities by the se...