Well the big day is finally here. In a little over four hours i will be getting on a train to begin my journey. This trip has taken a lot of planning and now i get to see the fruits of my labor. I am anxious to experience all that Morocco has to offer. I keep imagining that i will run into some guy named rick that owns a cafe and he will beguile me with stories of adventure, danger, and intrigue. I am trying to keep an open mind to what this country will have for me. Its really easy to go on this sort of a trip with preformed ideas of what it is going to be like: its a lot like life. New experiences and friendships always start off with an idea of what the person is like and how they are going to react to something. As always, they really are nothing like you pictured in your head. One has really two choices when faced with this. Be disappointed in the difference and act like they let you down by not living up to your unclear, unexplained, unrealistic expectations or one can embrace the difference and wonder in the reality of who that person is. That is what i want to do on this trip. I want to be captivated by who morocco is and not get caught up in what i want it to be. With that in mind I journey on. I love exploring the unknown. Adventure to me is just that. Being thrown into a place that is certainly not in your comfort zone and seeing how you do. It is a challenge and discovery of who you really are. Sometimes the best friends are the ones who's personality and character unexpectedly speaks to your heart. "I hope this could be the beginning of beautiful friendship"
