Author Archives: cmfetkowitz

My interest started with dance and how I can bring my passion for dance into my summer experience. Then when I resorted to kinesthetic learning approaches while teaching, I wanted to explore the ways movement benefits not just physical health, but overall cognitive, social/emotional well-being as well. Previously, I knew from studying mental disorders likeContinue reading “Final Blog”

After a five-hour flight delay and staying a wake for nearly 29 hours, I can say I am finally well-rested and settled back at home with two days of recovery. Now with a clear head, I have enjoyed journaling and reflecting on what truly was a trip of a lifetime. I haven’t even scratched theContinue reading “Reminiscing”

US News News about mass shootings in the United States resonate with me the most. I find it almost ironic that friends and family were worried about me going to certain places in my summer experience, and yet the United States has a mass shooting issue like no other place in the world. I personallyContinue reading “Miracle Stories”

Life in Italy can be summed up in a few words: expect heat and lots and lots of walking. The heat I can do without, however having work, food, and stores accessible by walking is a dream of mine for my future. In the US most places are not built for walking from point AContinue reading “Living On My Feet”

Morocco to Italy This past week I said goodbye to Morocco and hello to the small town of Pavia, Italy. I was filled with excitement to begin my Medical Shadowing Program in Italy, but sad to leave behind my kiddos, the wonders of the Sahara Desert, and the bustling streets of Morocco. As I madeContinue reading “Group Dynamics & My New Community”

A. Monday-Friday Early Riser Exercise/Run, Teacher Planning, Blogs, and Moroccan Tea Zouhour 9:30 AM-12:00 pm My Kiddos! Bon-Appetit Lunch–Moroccan Street Foods Zohour 2:00 pm-4:00pm My Kiddos Part Two! Learn the Culture and Explore Rabat Hassan Tower, Chellah, Udayas, Restaurants, Medinas, Marina B. Weekends Unreal Adventures and Excursion Chefchaouen—The Blue Pearl of Morocco Sahara Desert—The RedContinue reading “My Daily Routine”

What does “solidarity” look like in my Community? Football, known as soccer in the United States, is a significant part of Moroccan culture, celebration, and unanimity. One of my favorite parts of Morocco is walking down the medinas to find people young to old playing soccer or rallying around a TV to watch the games.Continue reading “Football in Morocco”

Pre-Primary School Facility: Walking into my pre-school, Zouhour, I was glad to see an area for both learning and playing. From my experience working with kids who have physical and mental disabilities or illness in Tallahassee, “Big Play,” or big movement was emphasized for growth in emotional, mental, and physical development. Zouhour has an areaContinue reading “Educational Inequalities in Rabat”

A maze rich in authenticity and screaming tradition. Cobblestone streets buzzing with the sound of meat sizzling on a grill, hagglers working to make sales, and if your lucky, one of the five daily calls to prayer which seems to give new life to the already bustling city. Morocco. It is everything I imagined andContinue reading “Being in Morocco”