"A Getaway to the Atlas Mountains: My Trip to Zaouiat Ahansal in 8 Pictures" by Mallory Slucher
My first glimpse of Zaoiat Ahansal. The winding roads through the mountains made for a slow journey, but allowed me to take pretty pictures of the way up. Photo credit: Slucher, 2024.
Our first morning we took a hike up the High Atlas Mountains mountains before daybreak to watch the sunrise. We used our flashlights to hike to the summit! Photo credit: Slucher, 2024.
The minaret in Aggudim, one of the four villages in Zaoiat Ahansal, peeking through one of the lookout holes of the Zawiya. Photo credit: Slucher, 2024.
Our cohort had the opportunity to join a carpet weaving activity with the Women’s Empowerment Program (WEP) an NGO in Aggudim. Photo credit: Slucher, 2024.
We passed the Moroccan flag as we embarked on our second hike for the weekend, I loved the way it blew in the wind. Photo credit: Slucher, 2024.
As we hit one month in Morocco, our cohort and language partners continue to become closer as friends and classmates. Photo credit: Slucher, 2024.
The Amazigh flag painted on a door we passed on the hike. The red symbol in the middle symbolizes freedom and resistance. Photo credit: Slucher, 2024.
We celebrated our last day in Zaoiat Ahansal by wearng traditional Amazigh clothes. I am wearing a traditional Amazigh head covering called a Sbenya, and a Caftan, which is traditionally worn all throughout Morocco. Photo credit: Malatak, 2024.
Mallory Slucher is a student studying abroad in the Spring 2024 on Amideast’s Area & Arabic Language Studies program in Rabat, Morocco.
