Experience this

So I've been in Rabat long enough to stop the play by play action for a bit and share some of these great sights and smells with you. Photos on the way but this will be all written.

I've been really excited to play human frogger again. For those of you who don't know my Cairo experiences...human frogger (yes the Atari game) is aka crossing the street. It's also like human tetris. You have to have good spacial awarness and risk will pay off with a quicker dispatch of the body to the other side of the street to where you want to go. Standing in the middle of the street while cars pass on either side is all right. Or the stop go method works very well too. Stop...let a car pass. Go. Stop...let a car pass. I absolutly love it. It's clear that there is no such of a thing as a jay walking ticket here. And I love it.

Pollution and dust I do not love.

The kids here like to rollerblade at top speeds through completly packed sidewalks espically at night through ramadaan crowds. There is a real letting things happen around you type of thing going on with me.

The beggers are...poorer than any begger in the US by far. I have seen some horrible deformities that automatically make the hand go for the pocket. Espically in the old market here. But this is counter balanced by the smells of nuts and spices. The beautiful colors of vegtables and fruits...leathers and shoes.

The mint tea here really is the good stuff...but not to be taken to close to bed time. And the Sweets...they deserve a capital S! Oh my God! I'm suprided the country is not on UN diabetic assistence. But I'm not compaining.

The people...people are people, but some of the nicest in the world live in this country. It really is quite western in a lot of ways in Rabat which is good and bad but it is all good.

The angry taxi driver today had me gripping my seat when he drove on the other side of the roead to escape traffic facing oncoming cars! But you just got to let it happen man!