Project Equator

baby chicks

Tuck • December 13

(IMAGE: Flamingo, Apricot and Scarface at the Riad) Wen everyone went to the market Rasha got baby chicks. We named them aporcot, scarface and...

i love camels!

Jones • December 13

I got to ride a camel 2 times. 1 time in the desert and 1time at the beach. My camel in the desert was named Philip. My camel on the beach was...

What is a Riad?

Yve • December 10

(IMAGE: The roof deck with the winter cover protecting the inner courtyard below) Visions of an obscure, Moroccan-style motel trailed behind me into...

The Seductive Sahara Desert

Lisa • December 10

Camel trekking and camping in the Sahara Desert sounds so exotic…and it is! It was so cool and so surreal at the same time that it has been too...

Spanish Smack-down: Urban Planning!

Wescott • December 9

Last summer, I attended Leadership+Design, an extremely edifying weeklong program centered around leading and, wait for it, designing. Each year,...

Day 1 In Marrakech

PopPop • December 7

OK, so we were a bit concerned in the Marrakech airport when our driver was nowhere to be found. We had no idea of the name or address of Lisa...

Our Cat

Tuck • December 7

(Image: Jones drew this picture of Snickers) One day a cat came to our reode. he was homeless. the cat was so swete we let them stay. we feed the...

Marrakech: My Perspective….So Far :)

Yve • December 6

It was my first official day in Marrakech 😉 After breakfast our Riad host generously took us out into the labyrinth of winding alleyways filled...

Orienting to Africa

Cliff • December 5

A simple concept: “I’m going to find a little store to pick up some water and snacks,” I casually mention as I head downstairs to the front...

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Cliff • November 28

We’d like to say how thankful we are for all of our family, friends, acquaintances – and anyone else who’s reading this – who are accompanying us on our...