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Swearing-in speech in Tamazight

Posted by shiite on Thursday, May 26, 2011, In : morocco

Alright, I was able to render the video and upload to YouTube. Here's my speech from yesterday, given in Tamazight. Hope you enjoy:

Also, a quick note to my readers: there is no internet access at my final site, but I will be able to access internet maybe two times a month or so, when I go to my souk town (I live in a small douar [village] where you can only get yogurt and very basic goods; one must go to the nearest "souk" [market] town, where one can buy fruit and vegetables).

At my souk to...
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All sworn in: official Peace Corps volunteer

Posted by shiite on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, In : morocco

Seventy-two days.

It's been seventy-two days here in Morocco, learning Tamazight (for others, Tashlheit or Darija) and the nuances of Moroccan culture.

Some days were better than others...necessarily implying [for those of us concerned about mathematical justice and equality] that some days were also worse than others (whether marked by a stroke of illness [to put it nicely], or being told one knows zero language...yes, even to me).

But all in all, when one reads the scale, the good outweighs ...
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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!