Another long day. Tuesdays, we have Morocco in context, which has been extended in length, meaning there are now five and a half hours of class. After that, there was no time to nap, because I had to head to the Riad for a workshop on Islamic geometry. Remember those compass and ruler transformations from middle school? It turns out they can get really intense. Dividing a circle into perfect fifths using just math and a compass is a pain in the ass. It looks pretty cool though. After that, I had no time to nap because we had Iftar, and after that I had no time to nap because it was Liz’s birthday so we all went to Café Clock (the site of the word’s first water clock, as well as some tasty cake). We got back home at 11:30, at which point I started on homework. Luckily the oral presentation got pushed back to Monday.
Also, I had been planning for weeks to celebrate ‘Eid al-Fitr with my host family, but I talked to my host mom and she said that since her kids are grown and live far away, her and her husband usually just go to the mosque all day during ‘Eid, and since non-Muslims aren’t allowed into the mosques in Fes, that won’t really work for me, so Fan and I decided to take a train to Marrakesh for a couple days. It’s an eight-hour ride, but we have a four-day weekend, so this is probably the best time to go. Now all we have to do is book a hotel on a day’s notice during the biggest holiday of the year…
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