In the course of a 9 month Fulbright scholarship to Morocco, from September 2000 to May 2001, I spent many an evening jotting down ideas and impressions derived from my experiences there.

My investigations into the life and travels of Leo Africanus, a 16th century Moroccan explorer, were bound to influence the ways in which I apprehended the country, so don't be surprised to find bits of Moroccan history, geography and anthropology strewn here and there!

The following stories are all written from a 'subjective' viewpoint and do not aspire to represent the 'TRUTH' about Morocco- they are simply the perceptions, trials and errors of a traveling woman.

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