English?

You know how it’s cool to have clothing, or items, or maybe even a tattoo in a foreign language?  It shows off how smart you are, or how much you like other cultures.… Continue reading →

A Moroccan Wedding Story: The Wedding

“She’s here!!” my host sister’s friend shouted as she grabbed my hand and led me with a small procession of other girls to where the car had parked with my host sister inside.… Continue reading →

A Moroccan Wedding Story: The Days Before

Thursday evening, I went with my host sisters to pick out the dress I would rent for the wedding. In Morocco, there are two common types of formal dresses. One is called a… Continue reading →

A Moroccan Wedding Story: The Engagement Party

I went to my first Moroccan engagement party when I studied abroad in 2010. It was a small gathering of just the immediate families and my roommate and me. At one point my… Continue reading →

A Moroccan Wedding Story: Finding the Right Guy

“It’s off,” my host sister said. “The wedding isn’t happening.” “And you’re happy about that, right?” I questioned cautiously. “Oh, yes,” she affirmed. “Good!” I smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. Now,… Continue reading →

A Moroccan Wedding Story: The Introduction

It is rare for a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco to go through their entire service and never attend a wedding. At the same time, it is also rare for a volunteer to… Continue reading →

Running With Stones

Since Coming to Morocco, I’ve taken up running as a way to stay in shape.  I’ve also had plenty of time to seriously train for a half-marathon.  While I have run regularly in the… Continue reading →

Women’s Health and Fitness Training

In May at our mid-service training, several of us female volunteers met to discuss the how to make our work with women’s health and fitness more sustainable. We decided that the first thing to… Continue reading →

Sundays

Back in August, we got a phone call from the director of the youth center where we work. He was calling to inform us that he was being transferred to another town, and… Continue reading →

Small Town Life Part 3: Street Life

A while back I listened to a podcast about the evolution of roads in the U.S. (I know, fascinating stuff). They talked about how before automobiles, roads were not only a path from place… Continue reading →