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Morocco: Rabat Enclave -
Student Life
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One of many meals with your
homestay hosts
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Housing
Students will live with a Moroccan family for the
duration of the program. The homestay allows students
to experience the life and customs of Morocco while
enhancing their language skills. Although students
are placed in separate homes, all host families live
near the old medina or other neighborhoods that are
near to Mohammed V University. Homestay families are
carefully selected based on applications, interviews,
and references. Participants will usually be placed
with families who have previous experience hosting
American students through AMIDEAST. Few, if any, of
the families speak English; the majority of the families
speak Arabic as a first language and some are also
fluent in French, while a minority speak Spanish or
Berber as well. Students will be matched with families
using a variety of criteria. While preferences can
never be guaranteed, every effort will be made to
make a good match between students and families to
ensure a rewarding homestay experience.
Meals
Students will enjoy all their daily meals with their
Moroccan host families. The cost of meals during excursions
are included in the general program fee.
Schedule
The Morocco: Rabat Enclave takes place each year
during the fall and spring semesters.
Dates
Fall 2008
Arrival Date: August 24
Departure Date: December 20
Spring 2008
Arrival Date: January 12
Departure Date: May 17
Student Guide
The Rabat Enclave Student
Guide contains information from AMIDEST regarding
program structure and living abroad.
* The " Arrival "
date is the day on which you need to arrive at your
site, NOT the date you leave the U.S. The program
starts on the "Arrival" date and this is
the day on which program-sponsored housing begins.
If you arrive before this date, you are responsible
for your own housing. Do not expect to move into program-sponsored
housing early.
** The " Departure " date
is the official end of the program. All program-related
activities will end the night prior to this date (in
some cases you may have a farewell dinner, etc.) On
the "Departure" day you must leave your
housing. Do not expect to stay in program-sponsored
housing after the "Departure" date.
Program Dates are subject to change.
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