My week is one of the busiest. It started by a visit to another private school in Phoenix. The school is a catholic one and has only girls. I did 4 presentations about Morocco. The girls were very nice and were curious to know a lot about Moroccan culture. They burst into laughter when I asked  them about dating in Morocco. They were surprised to know that Moroccan girls also go on dates. However, I explained to them that Moroccans stay very reserved concerning this matter. Girls would not tell their fathers that they have a boy friend and would go with him to the movie theater. All the presentations were interactive, so students, French teachers and Principal were very glad of my visit. They told me that Arizona is so far that they have very few opportunities of people going to the schools and talking to students. So, my presence in the school was very much welcomed. I was invited later by a French teacher to lunch. We went to “the Fish market” restaurant and I had a very delicious dish of fish and French fries.

In the afternoon, my host and I went downtown Phoenix. We just walked and we went to some very nice French stores that sell clothes I can’t even tell you about their prices. I was very humble at that very moment and kept on saying “hemm…. Very nice”. What else could I say? If I wanted to buy something from there, Morocco and US department of State should give me two more other Cheques like the one I got when I arrived. (ha ha ha)we have stores like that in Morocco too.

Tomorrow I will visit a public school. I will observe some classes and teach some others;  this will give me a somewhat global idea of different  kinds of schools in USA. On Friday I will be giving a lot of cultural presentations. However, I will be going t out to a museum and dinner with the vice principal and his wife, and I will be also attending a wedding party on Friday afternoon. So , as the French would say  I am enjoying my time by “joining the useful to the agreeable””.