The day started bright and early as we headed to the office of  MACECE, the Moroccan-American Commission for Educational & Cultural Exchange where we attended two lectures on "Morocco's renewable energy efforts" and "Gender and land rights in Morocco" by Fulbright alumni Dr. Wael Aaminou and Dr. Souad . Dr. Aaminou opened his lecture by saying Morocco does not have fossil fuel and hence has made extra effort in making sure to compensate for it in order for it to become a role model and leader for the countries in Africa to go green. Both sessions were extremely informative and like every lecture  session in Morocco, it ended with amazing spread of tasty deserts and Moroccan tea (coffee too) . 

Colegio Espanol, Spanish School

Next, we went to visit Colegio Espanol, a school where all subject matters are taught in Spanish. This school was established mainly for the immigrants from Spain so that the students can continue to flourish in their home language. However, the most incredible thing about this school is that, everyone here learns 3 other languages too : Arabic, French and English ! According to the teachers, this multilingualism gives students a very rich palate which makes them confident and less worried about being out of their comfort zone. This to me seems like the common theme of all schools and colleges that we have visited so far in Morocco ! All of us in the group have noticed that students (of all ages) are at ease with strangers, respectful, driven yet not pushy and very eloquent. We really need to take language learning seriously ! 

Then came the crowning glory of all the experiences, "Cooking a full Moroccan meal" !!!

At Roots the most amazing experience was awaiting us ! We were given recipe cards and we had to follow the cards to make a 3 course meal !