Into our second day here now.....

The wireless at the hotel was down last night so couldn't post an entry.....had a great day yesterday at one of the Government Ministries, where we met all the four clients and introduced ourselves.  After lunch we broke off into sub-teams with our own client to start discussions on our assignment.  There was lots of laughing at our table, the Moroccan Womens Mentoring / Networking (MWM) women are very lively so I'm sure Karen and I will have a lot of fun while working on our assignment with them.

Most of us went out for a great Chinese meal last night, it was funny seeing Austin from Taiwan act as interpreter for us, instead of Jailan or Boutaina (our lovely CDS companions who both speak arabic, french and english).  Not too many people speak english here, they all speak arabic and french.  I am trying hard to brush up my french skills, I can understand the written french better than the spoken (and iPhone interpreter apps help!).  The restaurant staff are trying to train us each morning with new words so I'm sure we'll have at least french words for breakfast items down pat before we leave!

Today is the first day all four teams have gone off separately to their clients.  Karen and I have spent a lively and information-filled morning here at MWM getting an overview of MWM - how it started, what it's main activities and objectives are, etc.  Quite a lot to absorb.

We're having a girls' night tonight - Jailan has organised for us to go to the Rabat Hilton hotel for a "hammam" which is a combination of 1 hour massage, then full-body scrub, then steam room.  Apparently it's not wise to get them in more public places as you get tossed around like a limp fish (Jailan's words!).  Should be interesting!  Over and out for now, T

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