Morocco Bound

After months of planning and emails and phone calls and meetings, I am finally headed to Morocco! I am co-leading a group of junior and senior Bonners from the College of Charleston to work with Cross Cultural Solutions in the capital city, Rabat (yep, like "robot" but with a's). We've had lots of bumps along the way, and at this point, I don't know that anything has truly gone according to plan. Just to mention a couple bumps....One of my participants, sadly, was unable to go, and the student who was going to fill her spot came down with the flu and won't be able to go now. We also thought we would be working with certain issues only to find out, after lots of education around those issues, that we are working with very different issues: special needs and hospitalized children.

Now, as I am looking at my watch, I realize I leave in only a few hours. How did the countdown go from months to a matter of hours?!? I no longer hope for a smooth trip that goes according to plan. I want unexpected surprises, which might be redundant, and I pray for the ability and flexibility to take advantage of opportunities for adventure. Often the best moments in life come from the chaos of disrupted plans.

Hopefully I will be able to blog some while I'm there...we'll see.

Ten days of Moroccan adventures, here I come!