We got to Morocco a day early and I went on my first Semester at Sea trip. It went to the SOS Children's village. It was basically an orphanage but the orphans couldn't be adopted because it is not allowed in Islamic culture. We started off by going to a high school. It was an American high school and they were taught English and used an American curriculum. Then we went to the children's village where we were shown around the facilities and then played with the children. It is set up with several little houses and each house has a mom that watches over about 10 children. The houses were actually a lot nicer than I thought. They had flat screen tvs. We played with the kids for a while and I met a little boy who I spoke to in French a little bit. He spoke some English and I spoke a little French and we tried talking in English and French. It was really cool and a lot of fun.
Hi Katie,
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you visited one of the over 500 SOS Children's Villages around the world. It is a way for an orphaned child to be raised in a family environment, and given every opportunity to succeed. you can learn more at www.soschildrensvillages.ca