Slower paced day

Today I was having breakfast and a gal was lamenting the fact that there is no salt on the table here, just pepper, she said she really misses salt. She asked me what I missed the most and I said I missed being able to talk to my kids and Tad whenever I wanted. I've not spoken to anyone in my family since I left the United States. I know all about skype but I made a decision before I left not to download it. I was afraid it would become a distraction. If I started skyping with my girls I wouldn't want to do much else and I really want to have both feet right here in Rabat.

Every day has been filled to the brim with things to do, until today. Today moved at a much slower pace. I did some laundry. When I was packing for the trip I told Tad there must be laundry facilities because they suggested bringing laundry soap to wash your essentials. Tad said, "Mel, it might just be a sink". It pains me to say it but Tad was right, the laundry facility is a sink. I washed some things and hung them out to dry which took no time at all.

I did some shopping and was able to cross several things off my list. I even enlisted Tad's help in finding resources for some items. Tomorrow will be business as usual in Rabat since Sunday is not a holy day here so I will continue on my quest. I'm really missing Sandrine as she is my interpreter and I'm going to need her help to negotiate a few things. She's somewhere in the desert with a camel and will be back late tomorrow.

I found myself thinking about Ali, Jamel, Nadia and the other kids at the orphanage. I hope someone took them outside because it was such a nice day. I will be ready to get back there on Monday.