ImprintEd Abroad

By Emily Ruebelman “Illegal but acceptable” is how I’d classify the amount of sugar that is involved in making the delicious mint tea that is a staple in Morocco. Of course, sugar is not illegal, but when I watched my host-brother put a full cup of sugar in a half-liter kettle of water I could feel my blood sugar rising. The best part about the mint tea (besides its AMAZING taste) was that those making it were always sweeter than the tea itself. I was able to recognize this g

By Victor Villasana Until we have the opportunity to travel abroad, our perception of reality is made up of what we see on TV, and we believe the depiction given by the people inside this “little box” is accurate. We listened to our parents and their narratives of the world. Fortunately I had the opportunity to travel outside of the US as a student of Semester at Sea (SAS), where I watched as the waves flowed endlessly across the horizon, trapped yet somehow free, in a vessel

By Shayna Robinson I spent two days in Marrakech on ImprintEd Abroad’s Go Local Marrakech program, which was offered to students of Semester at Sea in early April. I am immensely grateful for the impressive hospitality and willingness for intellectual stimulation that was exhibited by the Moroccans that I met. Additionally, I can confirm that Moroccan cuisine is one of the top 5 cuisines of the world. I would go back just for the food, and the opportunity for more great conve