Nasson College - Nugget Yearbook (Springvale, ME)

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humanities. however, we benefited from the courses and could at least order a meal without too many misunderstandings-save for eating veal feet or intestines, thinking they meant something else on the menu. we focused on fairly basic but essential vocabulary, every day learning something new. shortly after our trip to the chateaus, we had a memorable halloween party. we dressed as wealthy aristocrats, poor ragged peasants, ladders, and black cats. music filled our ears, wine our stomachs, and our evening was made. in the wake of halloween festivities came two enlightening trips: one to amsterdam, the other to paris. just as the time when papers were due and quizzes were taken, we packed our bags and left for a trip. in amsterdam, we shared in the nightlife where the dashing dutchmen danced to many american songs. we were allowed freedom to do as we chose-except for two tours, one to the rijks museum where we viewed many rembrandt paintings, and the other to a modern art museum where we felt lost in the maze of bewildering creations. amsterdam was quite a change from caen-plush nightclubs, scenic canals, english speaking people. the atmosphere lifted our spirits to a new high, conditioning us for the change of pace: back-to-study-Iife-at-caen. paris was wonderful for all. we saw the impressionists in the louvre, an opera and a symphony, a play, versailles, and we had a tour of the city. the seven days that we spent were essentially free for any activity we chose. some soaked up the more fragrant aspects of parisian life, others spent long hours in museums or eating at fine restaurants. the final event of our parisian stay was eating a good thanksgiving meal at the american embassy. even in paris, the pilgrims will always be remembered. with the conclusion of our paris trip came the end of the program. we had papers to write and quizzes to take-the last two weeks were the most pressing and difficult. our one happy diversion before the work built to a climax, was a fantastic thanksgiving meal, masterly prepared by the nasson girls. with full stomachs, we confronted the final tasks of diligent studying. during this time we reminisced the highlights of our trip. nostalgia permeated the group as thoughts of leaving suddenly seemed real. of course some of us were looking forward to seeing old friends and our families, but nevertheless our experiences and unity seemed difficult to leave. 140

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experiment in international living a maroccan experience chosen as nasson college's fifth representative in the experiment in international living, i spent eight weeks in north africa observing the dissimilarities between our culture and that of morocco. living with the abdelaouhed alaoui family in rabat, morocco, i not only observed, but actually participated in this culture. as a member of this family, i enjoyed the festivities of a marriage and the birth of a first-born son. many times one of my brothers and i would walk to the medina to barter for different small leather or woolen goods. the medina is the old and more traditional sector of a moroccan city. it is a maze of narrow alleys, lined on both sides with many small shops of all kinds, sizes, and descriptions. heavy dirty-white walls hang over the streets, obscuring the home life of the medina, while the donkeys and men crowd the streets, bumping into and shouting at anyone in their path. but for the hundreds of sites i saw, i think the personal contact-the disagreements as well as the understandings and companionships-was the most important part of my experiment. to discover the generosity and hospitality of a people portrayed somewhat differently in our press was to view things through different eyes. Q9 lk ' 142