Friends in Fes

So I have been here for 2 weeks already – time flies when you’re not doing much at all! It’s so nice to have a break from uni, I have been sleeping in until 10 or 11 every morning and then of course there is the mandatory siesta in the afternoon. I have read 5 books and watched a few movies, and spent hours sitting in cafes drinking fresh OJ and watching the world go by. 

That’s not to say that there hasn’t been any excitement – the last week has bought quite a few house guests! Firstly to Azia, the cutest kitten in the world… Karim is friends with a Canadian girl, Sarah, who is living here for a few months and she has adopted a street kitten. So when she was going away for a holiday, I was quick to volunteer to be the cat-sitter! Azia is maybe 4 or 5 weeks old, very uncoordinated and curious, with surprisingly sharp claws and teeth. And I love her! I’ve only got her for a few more days and I’m certainly going to miss her when she goes home to her real mummy. 

Knowing how much I have enjoyed having the kitten to play with, Karim somehow convinced me to get a 4-legged friend of my own – a pet tortoise! It’s definitely not as fun as a kitten, except when it plays hide and seek and I have to go searching under the couches to find it. For that reason I have named him Wally – as I constantly seem to be asking where he is. Azia and Wally are not friends, as much as I think they could be the next youtube sensation!

But it was the 2-legged variety of visitors that were the most exciting this week – Jay and Julia; friends from somers camp. They stayed with us for 3 days and it was great to catch up on their travels and share a bit of my Moroccan life with them. Jay and Karim bonded over soccer and Karim now has a soccer team in Australia to support (Melbourne Heart), while Julia and I bonded over pumpkin seeds. They were also able to enjoy Friday family couscous, which was demolished in record time! Unfortunately they had to head off yesterday to spain so they won’t be around for the wedding, but I have plenty more visitors arriving in the next few weeks to keep me busy!

And finally, we are very excited to announce that we have booked Karim’s plane ticket and insh’allah he will arrive in Melbourne on August 17, where a whole new world awaits him. But for the time being I am very happy to share his world for a few more weeks! 

 

Wally!

Azia and Wally

Azia

Me with some other kittens

peek-a-boo!

Double date!

Couscous - before

Couscous - after!