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• Girl(s) Rising: Project Soar

  

  This summer was a particular challenge for me. It was a return home to my Peace Corps site, the lovely rural village of Tameslouht, and a decided step away... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Royal (Air Maroc) Treatment

  

  We had a plan.Between Mustapha and me, we only needed to check one bag. That was plenty of clothing and assorted other necessities (and even a few indulgences! Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Experiential Learning

  

  Fate brought us to Seville in the most soulmate-y of ways: unbeatable value! Round trip tickets from Marrakech to this southern Spanish city via Ryanair are... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Making It up as We Go: Domestic Pet Care in Morocco

  

  In some ways, being a responsible global citizen is easier in Morocco. Eating locally-grown fruits, veggies, and meats is the rule rather than the exception,... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• White Harira

  

  “No, we don’t say that here in Fes.”All roads lead here. Or should I say, all of my conversational roads dead-end here abruptly when I feel quite confident... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Motherhood in Morocco

  

  When I arrived to Morocco as a very single twenty-three year old, what the general public seemed most concerned with at the time was my lack of a husband. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Northern Charm

  

  Admittedly, it’s not a phrase heard often. We southerners are famous for our charm worldwide, it seems, while northerners are known for their cold– in terms of... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Our First Grown-Ass 3id

  

  Today is my fourth Eid al-Adha (known colloquially as l’3id Kbir) in Morocco. Eid 2011 Eid 2012 Eid 2013 Each year, I’ve found that the rituals of this holiday... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• You Can’t Have Your WIFI and Use It, Too

  

  Ah, Maroc Telecom. We meet again.Maroc Telecom is one of the three (maybe four, if you count Bayn…but really, who uses Bayn?) large telecommunication companies... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• How the (halal Moroccan Wedding) Sausage Gets Made

  

  Moroccan weddings are old hat at this point in my tenure as a Moroccan interloper. I anticipate the organization of the entire evening around five bedazzled... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Day(s) Trip: Or, an Exercise in Examining One’s Mortality

  

  I started out this past weekend by contemplating my own mortality. This thought pattern emerged rather organically as I sat in the front of a transit (the... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Fluent Or Not Fluent, That is the سؤال

  

  “Are you fluent in Arabic?”Trailing only behind “Morocco….? Wait, where?” and “But like, ISIS. Is it really safe there?,” the question of my fluency in Arabic... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Yes, Sidi, May I Have Another?

  

  Call it a bad habit, being a softie to the core, or even evidence of a deeper psychological flaw that needs pills and years of therapy to correct: I, Sarah, hav... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Eat, Pray, Love And… Eat!

  

  quinninmorocco:Well, there’s no denying it– I love food! Peace Corps’ blog, Passport, featured a modified version of my post eat pray love. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Liz-dom (Rhymes with “wisdom”)

  

  Despite being an outdated grandma of the Peace Corps world at this point, I’m amazed by the amount of people who still reach out to me as a result of this blog. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Quinn in Boston– the RPCV Files

  

  It’s like being part of the senior citizen demographic of any established group– meeting up with fellow RPCVs in any situation inevitability turns into... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• كول صلي آ حب…و كول (Eat, Pray, Love…and Eat!)

  

  One of the many things I admire and love about author Elizabeth Gilbert— particularly in Eat, Pray, Love— is her ability to write about really profound... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• “When a Storyteller Dies, a Library Burns”

  

  Several months into dating, Mustapha and I were sitting in a cafe that overlooks Jemaa El Fna. We were chatting about our lives, our families, our parents…and h... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• If Only All Philanthropy Was This Simple…

  

  Three weeks left in Morocco and I have a final request for all of you lovely and dedicated blog followers: one click to help Mushmina, a fair trade company base... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Learning How to Say Bslama

  

  I have officially one month left in Tameslouht. This exact day in February, I will be leaving my beloved haven of dirt with my bags packed, heading to Rabat/... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL