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During my anniversary week in Morocco, I went for an hour camel ride through the desert. It was super fun! I made new friends, rubbed the cute camels and practiced my basic Arabic. I used an agency called Civitatis. They organize trips and events in several destinations around the world. Here's a link to the Culture Nuggets podcast about my time in Morocco: https://anchor.fm/culturenuggets/episodes/The-Evil-Eye-and-The-Forbidden-Hand-eevn9a https://www.civitatis.com/en/marrakech/quad-biking-camel-riding-tour 🙋مايا لاما 

Ciao bella! Rome was super fun! I spent a week here for my 28th birthday. I visited historical monuments that I learned about in ancient history class at Wayne State! I was so into that class and to actually visit these places just blew my mind away and made that knowledge come to life!!! In this video clip you will see the Colosseum. Here's a link to the Culture Nuggets podcast episode about my visit to the Colosseum: https://anchor.fm/culturenuggets/episodes/Fight-to-the-death-Gladiator-Style-ej0jkr

I roamed around so much, I started to learn my way around the city without a map or asking for directions. I'd like to think that whenever I go back for a visit I'll still remember my way around but, only time will tell. Here's a quick snippet of my trip to Rome. 🇮🇹

I love couscous, what more can I say? LOL 🧡 Couscous  is still known as the Moroccan national dish.  Couscous  is made from semolina, which is the hard part of the grain of hard wheat. Water is used to bind two different sizes of the husked and crushed semolina. Unlike other types of pasta you may be familiar with,  couscous  resembles small pellets. Here's an episode from the Culture Nuggets podcast about Moroccan couscous: https://anchor.fm/culturenuggets/episodes/The-Evil-Eye-and-The-Forbidden-Hand-eevn9a https://www.wonderopolis.org › wh... What Is Couscous? | Wonderopolis

A Flamenco show at Cardamomo with Paella, sangria and this guy was the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's day in Madrid!!! https://cardamomo.com/en/                                                                         ¡Que guapo!

I visited Poland to volunteer for a program called Angloville. This program is designed to give people that are speakers of other languages the opportunity to practice English with native English speakers. They provide conversation prompts, games that are centered around specific phrases, words and topics, fun activities and more. They also provide the hotel accommodation and 3 meals a day for the entire week of the program. I made so many new friends, tried Polish cuisine, played a trumpet concerto during entertainment hour one night and relaxed in the Jacuzzi during my lunch break. I even tried slivovitz (Polish vodka at 70% alcohol)  Best vacation ever!!! https://angloville.com/

During my weekend in the Netherlands I visited Amsterdam for a day and stayed in Utrecht for 2 days. I was there for a Teaching English as a Foreign Language class. I met many cool people, tried yummy foods and learned a lot about different teaching methods. I can't wait to put what I learned into practice in an American classroom!