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The Bottom of the Basket

Our final day in Morocco, and our final day together on this trip, began with all of Class 55 wandering out to the sand dunes at our desert camp in…
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The Space to Notice

Day 13 arrived and we could feel our time together nearing its end. It was a bittersweet mix of going home to familiarity and our loved ones, while knowing our…
Blog Articles International Class 55

Under the Peach Moroccan Moon

On the land where the High Atlas Foundation grows its trees lie the tombs of prominent Jewish leaders, and the people who carefully tend them are Muslim. The Foundation leases…
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Only a Sliver

After eight days of new places, people, and experiences, a 14-hour travel day gave Class 55 something we had been short on: time to process. Between Cairo and Marrakech, we…
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Handing Over the Wheel

The sun rose red over Kom El Dikka Agri Lodge this morning, physically and emotionally the farthest we’ve been from home. The lodge sits in the Fayoum Oasis on the…
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A Farm, a Campfire, and 8,000 Phone Contacts

Class 55 sat beside a smoky campfire near Lake Qarun, sipping mint tea our hosts had prepared for us. The evening was quiet, and our conversation turned toward the day…
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Sorting Through Our Assumptions

Lessons in leadership and community from Cairo’s recycling businesses to SEKEM’s farms A church built into a mountainside and a neighborhood known as “Garbage City” might seem like two separate…