Oh Fes. That's really all I can say haha. It was an interesting weekend. Friday at the orphanage I started having stomach cramps but I didn't think it was a big deal so I went on the week end trip anyway. Friday night we ate at a pretty sweet restaurant. The food was okay but I was feeling kind of nauseous by then. By Saturday morning I was kind of a mess. I'll spare the gross details haha. Anyway, our tour started really early so that we could see the main tourist things before it got too crowded. But in Fes they bring all of the products into the medina in the middle of the night so in the morning the streets are filthy with donkey poop and unbagged garbage and stray cats and millions of flies. This did not help the me being sick situation. I almost passed out/vomited on the street at one point but I was able to pull myself together thank goodness. And then the guide took us to a tannery. Oh. my. God. I have never smelled anything so horrible in my entire life. It literally smelled like death. It was really cool to see the process and the big baths where they wash the skins and everything. I have no idea how people work there every day. Our guide tried to tell us that the smell was good for our health. Ok buddy, I might believe that. I was actually relieved when we were able to get back into the stinky streets and out of the tannery.
After that we went to a place where they make blankets and carpets out of sheep wool and camel fur and cactus fiber and things like that. Everything was so beautiful. Lacey and I bought cactus fiber blankets. They're really light and more for decoration but they're so beautiful. Mine is purples and blues and Lacey's is reds and golds. Also, it was a nice break from the heat and all that. After that we went to a jewelry store and then to a pottery store but I didn't buy anything else. Except at the pharmacy I got Immodium and stomach medicine which helped a lot. Then we went back to the Riyad and everyone went out to lunch but I didn't feel like eating at all so I stayed in and napped. Later we went to a cafe for dinner that had some more American options and such so a bunch of us got grilled cheeses. I thought I would be okay to eat but I took 2 bites and then had to sprint to the bathroom (up the steepest stairs) and made it just in time to vomit like 90 gallons of water that I had drank previously (too much detail?). On the bright side, I felt a lot better after that, at least for a little bit. Fail on the eating part though.
Today when we woke up Chelsea and Lacey also weren't feeling too hot so the three of us decided to just head back to Rabat rather than stopping in Meknes with the rest of them. Unfortunately they wouldn't let us trade in the tickets bc there was some confusion so we just bought new ones which were only like 15 bucks a piece. The train was like 110 degrees no joke. For some reason the air didn't go on until we were two minutes from Rabat. Psh. Anyways, we survived... just barely. And we took freezing cold showers and then slept the rest of the day and felt sorry for ourselves and wished our mommies were there.
So in conclusion, being sick sucks. Being sick away from home sucks more. But being sick away from the homebase sucks the most I think. Fes was a cool city. The medina was interesting to see and unlike anything I've ever seen before. All in all, it wasn't a horrible week end. As long as I didn't breathe through my nose :)
I'm hoping by tomorrow I'll be completely better because I don't want to miss a day with the babies!
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