Marhaban from Mehdia!

First day in Morocco. We flew into Casablanca arriving at 7:30 this morning. Gathered our luggage and hopped on a bus up to a coastal town called Mehdia. Its just a bit north of Rabat and has beautiful views of the coast.

We had our first round of lectures and were presented with a large medical kit, a mosquito net for sleeping, and a huge folder with a notebook, schedule, and extra papers. I have no idea where this stuff is going to go as I have no room in my bags at the moment.

After the lectures a bunch of us hit the coast and went for a jog on the beach. Its really beautiful: the water looks great and the sand is awesome; however there is an enormous amount of trash all over the beach. Its quite a shame too because we are in Africa which is so much more legit than New Jersey. The jog was cool and we stumbled upon a huge jelly fish that was probably two feet in diameter. What a beast. Apparently everything is a bit bigger in Africa.

Schedule for tomorrow includes shots, a long talk about diarrhea, and medical interviews. It should be a blast. Pictures to follow.

a salaam wa aleikum!