a journey to Morocco - minute by minute

So let me tell you my journey from the beginning...

On Wednesday, I went to Sztutowo to say goodbye to my parents. I was not packed at all! I came back to Gdynia on Friday morning after having been to City Halls of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia where I received a cool stuff (promotional materials) about these cities. Then I started to pack things, went to cut my hair, went back to Gdynia again to say goodbye to one special person :)

It was a crazy day! Then my parents came and took me to the airport. It was my first trip by plane and I must admit that the moment when plane takes off or lands is quite interesting. I was both stressed and excited leaving or hitting the ground.

When I arrived in Frankfurt at 11 PM on Friday I wasn't happy because I knew that I would have to spend almost 18 hours waiting for the plane to Morocco. At first, I was just walking in the airport and looking for some place to sleep. I found it! My 'bedroom' turned out to be a toilet... You may think that I was crazy choosing a toilet to sleep but it was the only place where I could lock myself in safely. I was sleeping on my bags. It was quite clean there especially after 2 AM when cleaning lady cleaned it :)

At about 2 PM on Saturday, when I was waiting for the check in I met a Polish girl, her Moroccan boyfriend and his brother. They are students in Germany. They were really nice and later I was even invited by their mother for a coffee in Fez (the city where I arrived). I hope to meet them in Rabat in a few days.

When I was chosen for MCVP Finance in the end of April I was extremely excited. But the closer my departure date was the more stressed and scared I felt. All these negative feelings just disappeared when I looked through the window in the plane and saw Morroco. Then the plane landed and I saw palms and the airport building. I left the plane and walked on the runway and felt this extreme hot. I just thought: “I’m here, my story has started” This was so an incredible moment. I felt so happy!

I was picked up by three AIESECers with whom I will be working were closely next year (Youssef – my MCP (=boss) :), Faycal, MCVPOGXe and Simo, NSTe Exchange). Then after a short trip through streets of Fez we went by car to Rabat – Morrocan capital and my home city for the next year. They took my to my apartment located near the Hassan Tower (a landmark of Rabat) and quite near from the downtown. I will live in an interns’ flat so at first I felt like an intern :)

In the morning, we went for a breakfast to a restaurant and to exchange money.

In the evening, I plan to take some walk and see the city. They say that the best way to explore the city is to get lost in it – I don’t know if it’s a good idea for first day in a new country but maybe :)

See you!