Pre-Departure Orientation - Legacy International

Hello hello hello!

Sorry I haven't updated yet, but honestly not a lot has happened yet. 

The past few days was my pre-departure orientation before leaving for Morocco. It's been fun. 

Day One

Thursday, I got up and went to the airport. I had a 5(ish) hour nonstop flight to Washington DC. 

I landed in DC in the afternoon. I met up with some other students and we took a shuttle to the hotel. 

The first day was mostly getting to know the other students. There are 29 of us from all over the US. 

We stayed in a hotel in DC. There were four of us to a room. My roommates were great. Two of them are going to a different city than me, so that's a bummer. 

That night we ate Chinese food and I had tofu for the first time. It was alright. I still prefer meat. 

Day Two

The next day, was more orientation. We learned about some of the things we'll do in Morocco. We had Afghan food for lunch which was another first. 

We took the metro to the zoo. We were only there for the last half hour it was open, so most of the animals weren't around. We did see some, but they were mostly birds. 

We split up for dinner and went back to the hotel. There, we had cake because there were two birthdays. 

Day Three 

Yesterday, we did more orientation. It was mostly about the culture of Morocco. We also had a State Department mandated secual abuse talk... That was uncomfortable. Important, but uncomfortable. 

We had trips to CVS for all the last minute things we didn't bring. I bought beef jerkey and stickers. 

We had dinner (other meals too, but not important). I had Vietnamese food for the first time. I had Pho and it was good. 

I spent the rest of the night talking to the other students and watching John Tucker Must Die on MTV with my roommates. 

Day Four

Today we had a little bit of orientation. Then we had time to pack up all our stuff.

We took a bus to a strip mall and ate lunch. I had Mac n Cheese as a second to last hoorah at Noodles and Company. 

Then we went to a branch of the Air and Space museum and saw many an airplane. 

After a while there, we went to the aiport and that's where we've been ever since. 

(Actual final hoorah)

Okay. That's all I have for now: food and orientation. I have a few flights, a hotel stay, and a bus ride until Rabat. 

I'm so excited for all that's gonna happen. 

See you in Morocco. 

Learn something today. 

Byeeeeee

Corie.