Connecting Across Cultures
βCoffee or tea?β Abdul asked when I entered the breakfast room. It was November 30th. I had woken up, gotten ready, and gone to breakfast as usual that morning β although it was anything but a usual day. βCoffee, thank you.β I sat at one of the breakfast tables and unwrapped a few slices ofβ¦
My alarm barely made a peep before I switched it off and got up. I brushed my teeth and got dressed, putting on my jacket and scarf. It was sure to be cold out. I unlocked the double doors separating my room from the breakfast room, trying not to let them creak. Stepping out, Iβ¦
βIβm almost half way to Fez, Morocco. My flight departed at 12:40pm β a delayed departure, so we should arrive in Fez around 4:00pm Central European Time. Iβm not sure what time that will be locally, but Iβll find that out when I get there. This is a moment Iβve been anticipating most of myβ¦