NOTE: The views expressed herein are solely mine and do not represent the views or opinions of the U.S. Government, Peace Corps, or the Kingdom of Morocco.
Posted by shiite on Tuesday, May 29, 2012,
In :
morocco
If simplicity and brevity are indicators of sophistication, then I'm afraid I'm reached an all-time high level of sophistication...
Leonardo da Vinci's words, not mine. Here's a video of my attempting some Berber Proverbs (direct link here):
P.S. At some point, I will try to make a "MTV Cribs, Peace Corps Morocco Edition" video...also, I doubly apologize for the last two thoughtless and incomplete blog posts...I promise my next one, I will catch you up to speed and provide some commentary ... Continue reading ...
Posted by shiite on Friday, September 9, 2011,
In :
morocco
(Forewarning: this is a long post! …mostly I felt like there was a lot to talk about, and I wished to address
these “things to talk about” adequately and give them justice)
A new month.
A new moon.
A new regime.
The tail end of Ramadan has
passed.
Alongside this end comes (and came)
the beginning of much feasting, celebration, singing, dancing, clapping,
drumming…and relief, lHamdullah.
Four days of aHidous (dancing) were originally
planned in my solidly-Berber-mountain-village, ...
Posted by shiite on Thursday, March 24, 2011,
In :
morocco
Not up to a full-on post, but here are some more pictures, which as the maxim goes, are worth a thousand words. As we say here in Morocco, this should be "safi" (enough).
(About the title: all of us PCTs have been given "Moroccan" names that are easier to pronounce. In my group, we have Jamal, Zizi, Najat, Amal...and Brahim, my Moroccan name. Aren't you jealous.)
Everything is pretty happenin'. Not just my mo-rockin' name, but my host family experience thus far. My host father is a dagger mak... Continue reading ...
Posted by shiite on Saturday, December 18, 2010,
In :
morocco
"I take issue with this notion that leaving the conventional path to follow some personal dreams and adventures is somehow a 'year off.' Doing something you've always wanted to do is actually a 'year on'. And I think many people who are brave enough to start doing it for a year, end up leading a 'life on' instead of a 'life off'. This is not 'delaying' the path. This is the path. This IS the real world." - Cross-country biker Carl Shepherd
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