Notice to travelers:
The fascinating thing about the trip was
that between the 8 people from our school who travelled, we had skills
in English, Serbian, Spanish, German, and Russian - but none of those helped
us in a land dominated by French and Arabic. My rudimentery Arabic impressed
the people much more than I had expected, and it turned out to be a real
blessing. It was one of my first experiences in a country where their second
language was not my first - and it was an unexpected struggle!! Advice
- pick up some basic French before visiting - it will pay dividends! |