Morocco 2012

Morocco vacation with my wife, sister-in-law and her boyfriend. It was a once in a lifetime vacation. Already looking forward to figuring out where our next one will be!! And for anyone wondering about the smoking...if you know me, you know I wouldn't smoke anything stronger than a tobacco hookah :) Here's a compiled list of everything I learned in Morocco (from last to first): 33. Scariest thing for me to hear when checking in for a flight... "Jamell? You are Arab." 32. Sitting in a plane without an in-flight movie is TORTURE!!! 31. If sitting on a 7+ hour flight while surrounded by colorfully dressed LMFAO roadies, you may also want to slap someone. 30. Asilah is the "Mykonos" of Morocco. 29. I've hit my head about 30-40 times on doorways and ceilings ...no exaggeration. This place is not made for people over 6 feet tall. 28. When traveling, I need to buy more art (thanks Carolyn) 27. Street and highway signs are a luxury item in this country. 26. Morocco is a beautiful place which lacks garbage cans. 25. I really have to get back to learning German. 24. When you see something in another country that you're thinking about buying...just do it. You never know when you'll be in that corner of the world again. 23. The scenery when driving in between cities can take your breath away. 22. I can eat chicken tangine and drink freshly squeezed OJ (and tea) everyday without getting tired of it. 21. My wifes stick-shift driving makes me scared for pedestrians. 20. Casablanca is severely overrated. 19. I apparently count in German while I sleep. 18. I now fully respect the power of a diesel car after driving 10 hours through the Atlas mountains and still having gas left over. 17. People here do not understand MacGyver references. 16. When you see people that could be dead, just keep walking. 15. 105 degrees in Africa feels MUCH better than 105 in New York. 14. Most men wear layers, sweaters or long sleeved shirts...in 100+ weather :-| 13. Conversations with international hostel guests over beer and shisha can prove to be extremely entertaining. 12. Our tour guide (that was extremely atheist and extremely philosophical) said "Religion without intelligence is like a bad diet". This will hopefully stay with me forever because I completely believe it. 11. Yankee hats seem to be the fashionable thing to wear. I have yet to see a Mets hat though. 10. They love Obama. At least 4 times I've heard something like "oh you're from America...OBAMA!!" 9. Road kill consists of cats, sheep and calves. 8. When eating at a random food stand on the road of the desert, don't be surprised by the stray cats under your table or that the 4 people of your group will be sharing one glass for water. 7. Morocco is the worlds equivalent to a dry campus. Nobody told me this before I got here :-/ 6. I respond immediately to someone yelling "yo black man" at me. 5. I've been playing a game with the pick-pocketers that's equivalent to the American game "Red Light, Green Light 1 2 3". I'm really good at it so far. 4. They watch the Jersey Shore here. 3. If the health department was active here, there'd be no place to eat. 2. Moroccan men can't help but stare at women showing their bare arms. Apparently it's a turn-on? 1. Flies must vacation in Marrakesh.