Busy Week

We have had a great week in regards to the business. And I mean full. This past week, our guest house has been full with a family of 4 on the top floor (Dutch) and a Canadian couple on the 2nd floor. It has been great hosting and taking care of them.

At the same time, we have had 3 different cooking classes. Earlier this week, we hosted 11 ladies for a quick 2-hour course. They blew in, made a great chicken tajine with apricots, and then took off to Fes. What a whirlwind those few hours were. Yesterday, a good buddy of mine and his girlfriend came through. He has been living here for 6 years and is heading back to the States on Sunday. Sad times. But the class with them was wonderful. And as we speak, my wife is finishing a course with the Canadian couple and a friend. Wish I could be there eating the Bourmash dish they are making, but I got kid-duty.

Next week is already starting to fill up. I guess the rain and pouring go hand-in-hand. All those months over the winter break of hoping for something has passed. Now I kinda miss that slow season.

Olympic Visitor

I am still trying to figure out for sure, but I believe that we just had an Olympic Silver Medalist in our midst about 2 weeks ago. A couple came through for an evening class and really enjoyed themselves. As Amy was chatting with them, she found out that they are ice skaters traveling around on vacation. She was a little too busy trying to light the heater to talk with them extensively, but she was able to get to know them a little bit.

Today, I printed several classes worth of pictures and started putting them in our guest book. As I got to their picture, I noticed that the girl's name was Alexandra Cohen. The name rung a bell, and thought it might be Sasha's little sister. After doing a little research, it comes to be that Sasha Cohen was born Alexandra Cohen, but goes by Sasha. Then comparing the 1 picture I have of them with the vast amounts of pics on the internet, I am 90% positive they are one in the same. Now I just need to email them their recipes and ask the obvious question.

A possible Silver Medalist in our little ole cooking school! How awesome!

89 & Counting

So I am not the best blogger. I normally don't have a lot of things to say. I want to write out my thoughts, but forget. As far as business goes, I know this helps, so I will do my best to talk more about Meknes, our cooking school and various other stories.

As of now, we have held 89 cooking classes in the last year and a half. On top of that, we have hosted a good number of guests in our house! I lost track of them a long time ago. Our informal guest house has definitely been a huge success. I love being able to host families/groups/parties at the house. It took a lot of work at the beginning, but now is just fun.

Wonder who is going to be in class #100?!?!?!

It's just around the corner. Stay tuned...