On the weekend my very good Canadian friend, Alicia, married her Moroccan darling, Jamal, in Morocco.

I first met Alicia in my first week in Turkey in 2001, almost four years ago to the day. She lived in Mersin in the summers of both 2000 and 2001, teaching English.

Alicia has written many great stories on her blog. Soon there should be some wedding photos uploaded there.

Tonight Alicia will meet Jamal’s mother for the first ever time!

I wish them all the best as they venture into their next stage of life. In the next few months they will be off to Oman where Alicia has obtained a job at one of the universities.