Yes . . . reminiscing IS good; but it’s MUCH better when it becomes a reality!

So I thought I would take today a little easy, only because my program in Tangier starts on the morrow and I need to pack and get my rest since the train that I’m taking there leaves Fès at 1 in the freaking morning! Anyways, like Rocky told Adrian in the first Rocky, he said: “Adrian, you gotta do . . . what you gotta do!” So that’s just what I’m gonna do!

Anyways, for those of you who read my blog a couple of days ago, I wrote about Ramadan and fasting and dates and the delicious traditional Moroccan soup called Harira (Hmmmmmm) and that night, to my WONDERFUL and CRAVING delight, Mama had prepared a dinner that began with dates and ended with like 4 bowls of Harira! Holy HFAC, she’s gotta be insprired! It was freaking awesome! Made me want to stand up and yell “Allaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahu Akbar!” Abu TalHa style, that’s for nang sure!



So, the next time you really want something, have some faith and believe that you’ll get it; I did and I was happy! In fact, last night, there was still some Harira left and I could not have been more pleased with the delicious delicacy that is Moroccan Harira. Oh, and just so you know what it’s got, it has: beef stock, little eeny weeny bits of meat, salt, ginger, garlic, pepper, tomatoes, tumeric, chickpeas (garbanzos), rice, onions, noodles, lemon, parsley, cilantro, saffron and something else . . . Mama’s love!

I’m out! See you in Tangiers!



Coming Soon: Tales from the Qarawiyyiin – Part I: The Awakening