So Chris and I were under the impression that our host family simply did not like us. When they were around they rarely spoke to us, they served us dinner in a separate room and they just seemed generally unconcerned. Then we realized last thursday that there was a reason for all this. Their daughter Shama's was getting married in a few days!They had told us the first day that there was a wedding but I hadn't realized that it was for there daughter. Good old language difficulties.
Anyway the wedding was awesome!!
Pastella! Who knew fish and honey could be so could?
In Jordan, they warned us that it's an old bedouin tradition to leave guests alone for the first three days of their stay, in order to make their guests feel comfortable and not forced into anything. I wonder if there's something similar in Morocco. It's interesting how traditions here with guests are designed to make the guest feel "at home" by including them in everything, and in Jordan, they stressed feeling "honored" by doing things like serving dinner in another room, etc.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're having a great time!! You better come visit me!
-Sarah