Bus Ride To Ouarzazate

The Small Business Development (SBD) group left Rabat on Friday and headed to Ouarzazate. This was the first time I have really seen Morocco outside downtown Rabat. Even though I slept for 7 of the 9 hour bus ride, the sights of the other two hours were interesting to say the least. Here are some songs that came over the radio:

-LoveStoned by Justin Timberlake
-Irreplacable by Beyonce
-a couple of Madonna classics
-Over My Head by The Fray
-Don’t Lie by Black Eyed Peas
-Fantasy by Mariah Carey

When the first American song came on, everyone just kind of looked at each other with strange looks. It is 4 hours from Rabat to Marrakesh and 5 hours from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate. The road to Marrakesh is flat but after Marrakesh, it is all mountain terrain. The High Atlas Mountains are very pretty and resemble the red rocks in Arizona. Another thing, everything is brown. Seriously. Look at the pictures below if you do not believe me.

I have lots more to say but time is so limited during training. My emails and blog entries are typed beforehand, put on a flash drive, and uploaded at the cyber café. Tomorrow is our first day with nothing scheduled. Hopefully, the cyber will be open and I can spend some time getting US news and updating.