DESTINATION
WHY THIS DESTINATION
Morocco was selected because it offers a powerful education in perspective. Its markets, medinas, hospitality traditions, and entrepreneurial energy help Fellows encounter difference with humility and curiosity. The destination encourages cultural intelligence, adaptability, and a more expansive view of the world.
Markets & Entrepreneurship
Medinas and markets reveal negotiation, initiative, and the human side of commerce.
Cultural Discovery
Rituals, hospitality, craft, and daily life invite deeper observation and humility.
Global Perspective
Fellows learn to move beyond assumptions and engage complexity with respect.
Navigation Challenge
Navigate independently through the city using transit systems, observation, and a paper map.
Outcome: Confidence & Decision Making
Conversation Challenge
Engage with local residents, ask thoughtful questions, and discover a new perspective.
Outcome: Communication & Curiosity
Observation Challenge
Study a neighborhood, ritual, or public space and interpret what it reveals about values and culture.
Outcome: Cultural Intelligence
Planning Challenge
Design a half-day itinerary that balances responsibility, curiosity, time, and group needs.
Outcome: Judgment & Leadership
Reflection Challenge
Translate the day’s experience into personal insight through guided discussion and written reflection.
Outcome: Self-Knowledge & Perspective
Confidence
Built through real decisions, unfamiliar settings, and evidence of capability.
Independence
Practiced through navigation, preparation, and responsible autonomy.
Judgment
Developed by weighing options, context, risk, and responsibility.
Adaptability
Strengthened when plans change and Fellows learn to remain steady.
Cultural Intelligence
Grown through humility, observation, and engagement across difference.
Leadership
Practiced through initiative, service, conversation, and group responsibility.
MORNING
Challenge-based learning with clear objectives, local context, and guided preparation.
AFTERNOON
Cultural exploration that turns observation, conversation, and curiosity into lived education.
EVENING
Group reflection and discussion that translate experience into judgment and self-knowledge.
The goal is to return home with greater confidence, stronger judgment, broader perspective, and a deeper understanding of who you are becoming.