Lulu Has Landed

One of the best things about our year in Marrakech has been the schedule of visits from friends and family. And while we expected people to take advantage of our being in Morocco to come for a visit, we little hoped that a near and dear would think about a more long-term stay. After a not-too-auspicous introduction to Marrakech over the holidays (in our unheated house!), however, Lulu decided to accept an offer to teach high school history at the American School. The notion of her coming seemed impossibly sweet, though remote, in February, but by the time summer rolled around and her ticket was booked, we took to counting the days to her arrival like giddy fools. And we were almost pleased when she did get here to find that her furnished apartment was bare, necessitating a stay at our house for a few days. She took to the city like an old pro and was soon careening through the medina on a bicycle and emailing us to suggest drinks at a bars of which we'd never heard. She's got a Moroccan cell, a Skype account, a roommate and small group of new acquaintances and already knows her way around the Mellah (fruit + vegetable market) and Bab El Khemis (flea market). Talk about zero to 60 in seconds! Let's hope we can hang on for some of her adventure here, too.