With a single smile (2/2)

Andrea and her two new friends, Bjørn and Martin, arrived to the hotel and left their luggage. They went then to the university organizing the conference to pick up the program and the small card with their names, identifying them as conference participants. Since there was still some light, they decided going around to explore the city. Bjørn, who was Norwegian and had been there before, guided them.

With a single smile (1/2)

Andrea could not do anything about it, she was not in a good mood. She was angry, scared, worried and nervous-stressed-hysteric, all at the same time. She was angry with her PhD thesis director. After one year and a half of intense work, she wanted to present her results in a recognized conference which was taking place in Hawai. He refused, saying that it was too expensive, and had sent her to Tromsö.

Life in the desert (or living without a watch)

- In Morocco, at which time do you usually eat?

     - When we’re hungry.

This is what I liked the most from the life in the desert: living without a watch. The population of the driest part of the country gets up at sunrise, eats when they are hungry and goes to sleep when they are sleepy. I did the same: I removed my watch, hid it in a pocket, and let the rhythm of the trip lead me.

Short introduction to the desert

Before travelling to Morocco, when thinking about the desert, only one image came to my mind: sand dunes, yellow and orange, a very blue sky and no sign of vegetation. Is it so due to the films? Do the films always show the same aspect of the desert? In any case, during the days I spent in the desert I discovered that there is much more than that.