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Waxxa, this is pretty coo'

Posted by shiite on Sunday, May 22, 2011, In : language

Waxxa (OK).

Community-based training (CBT) is safi (finished), and all of us PCTs find ourselves on the cusp of taking the hard-worked-for leap towards official Peace Corps Volunteer status.

In but three days I will be Basu, PCV. (I don't know if I mentioned this, but in my final site, I am called Basu, and not Brahim. Father's words, not mine. Kan labas ur illi [no problem])

How's that for a business card. Zwinn, oho? (excellent, no?)

So, I'll try to keep this one on the short(er) side.

The en...
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Make a "grrr" sound while sticking your tongue toward the upper end of your mouth

Posted by shiite on Saturday, January 15, 2011, In : language

"Morocco is like a tree nourished by roots deep in the soils of Africa which breathes through foliage rustling to the winds of Europe." - King Hassan II, King of Morocco 1961-1999

Slowly but surely (and don't call me Shirley)...

The impartial but resolute countdown timer to oh-yes-that's-right-here-a-comes-Peace-Corps-Staging continues.

Folks, we've hit the two month mark.

A momentous occasion fit for the grandest of grand celebrations, ja? (If you're in the gift-giving mood, I am kindly accepti...
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Llah y3awn, salaam 3laykum! I am serving as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the Eastern High Atlas region of Morocco from March 2011 - May 2013, inshallah... Please subscribe by email below if you would like to follow along on the whirlwind of adventure, challenge and humor that awaits!