Vacation!!!!

Wow, my internet is cooperating for the time being so I will be able to post my own blog.
Guess what?! I leave for my vacation in just over a week and I couldn't be more excited. I will be spending time in Denver and California before ending my trip with a week in London. Hopefully America won't be too overwhelming for me since I have been in Morocco for almost a year now.
So whats been happening in the last month? Truthfully, not much. More rain, and more rain, and a week of sun, and then more rain. Although my host Dad was able to stop some of the leaking, a solid week of rain is just too much. The worst development in the last month has also been falling from the ceiling. There are some type of small maggot/larve things falling from the ceilings all over my house. Yuck! Does anyone remember Brokedown Palace? A cockroach crawls into Kate Beckensdale's ear and I am so paranoid that the same is going to happen to me. So I spend most of the time in my house hiding on my bed because I have a tarp above it. I posted pictures on Flicker if anyone is interested.
The almonds trees have started to bloom and things are really looking beautiful (when its not raining). I happen to think that almond trees are pretty ugly most of the time, but they really do make up for it when they bloom. I think I also posted pictures of that, if not I will.
I had a friend come visit which was nice. We ate candy and popcorn (courtesy of our care packages) and had a fun movie night. The next day I tried to take her the scenic route to the waterfalls only to find that the river was way to big to cross. So we had to climb back up to my village so we could take the normal route. On the way we lost the trail (big surprise) and ended up climbing around in the olive grove. Needless to say we were both exhausted by the time we got back to my house that afternoon.
On the work front... The vetiver I wanted to use in some erosion control projects looks nearly dead, and I will not be able to take clippings from it. But the Environmental Workshop for teachers is still on. After months of waiting the money came through but it may happen while I am on vacation. It has all been organized by a second year Environment Volunteer who needs to wrap up and get ready to leave. Bummer.
My host family must be rolling in cash right now from selling their olive oil because we have had chicken twice and beef twice since I last posted. I eat with them once a week, and we haven't had chicken since this summer and have never had beef (since I've been there). I was starting to wonder if I would be able to tell a difference after so many months of eating goat but it was everything I remembered. I could taste the difference right away.
I guess that's all for now. I think I may post for new volunteers about things I wish I had/hadn't brought. Thanks, for reading and see you soon!