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• When Wanderers Meet Each Other While Roaming

  

  Writing this blog has been quite an adventure.Not only is it helping me do my job more efficiently (goals 2 3!) and allows me to catalogue, remember, and shar... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Amal for the Women of Morocco

  

  First thought when I heard about the Amal Women’s Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant? “This is JUST what Morocco needs!” If you read my last brooding blog... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Planting a Tree Vs. Planting a Seed

  

  Awhile back, I read an article giving tips for how RPCVs (Returned Peace Corps volunteers) can talk about their service in job interviews. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• El Foonoon

  

  As many of you know, one of the things I’m hoping for in the new year is acceptance to graduate school. My goal is to get my MA in Art History/ Museum Studies/... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• All is Fair in Love and Morocco

  

  It seems like everyone has their go-to marriage proposal story, the gift that keeps on giving from a two-year stint in Morocco (well, that and parasites). Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Mariah in the Mountains

  

  This past Sunday saw the completion of yet another successful Project Soar. French artist Marrakech resident Laurence Landon was the mastermind behind this... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Make Way for the Children of Jesus, and Other Recent Happenings

  

  The eternal question of “what’s next?” plagues Peace Corps volunteers. One of our survival tactics– one that I swear by– is breaking down the vast expanse of ou... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• See You Later, See You Soon

  

  November 15, 2013 marks exactly 2 years since we, the September 2011 Youth Development stajj, swore-in as official Peace Corps volunteers. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• …Or, Why We Should Think Creatively

  

  The day before me presenting a workshop on creativity at the Marrakech American Corner (MAC) at the Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech, I wrote an almost-breaku... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Halloween Henna

  

  After the 34th time I mentioned Halloween on October 30th, Mustapha recognized that this was something I wanted to discuss. He played along patiently– “So,... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Year of the Cow

  

  3id number three has come and gone.Quick re-cap: my first 3id kbir occurred roughly 2 months after my arrival in Morocco. It’s fair to say that I didn’t... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• It’s Business, It’s Business Time

  

  Upon the completion of August our artisan camp here in Tameslouht, I received an email from our friends at Dar America, home of the U.S. Consulate General’s... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• What Does the Fox Say?

  

  November 2011This is all 40 of us Peace Corps Morocco PCVs from the September 2011 stajj, 1 year + 10 months ago. We had just “sworn in” as Peace Corps... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Tale of the Bad Fig & the Invisible Wallet

  

  “Marrakech is the best city in Morocco,” every Marrakchi person tells me, always. “In the morning, you can eat bsara in Bab Doukala, and in the afternoon, you... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• الإبداع: Creativity!

  

  Girls under the age of 13– how do you even begin to describe this species? Cute, of course. A little exhausting. Full of unabashed energy. Frustrating, sure.... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Tiznit, Tiflet, Tameslouht

  

  It must be Ramadaan, because here I am, wide awake at 2am, chugging water and Metamucil like I’m on a deadline– which, ha, it turns out, I am! I have about 1. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Man Parties

  

  Ramadaan 2013 begins tomorrow (…depending on the mood of the moon, of course, but for all intensive purposes, we’ll just go with that definitive opening line). Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• حديقة ماجوريل, Or, a Day Trip to the Majorelle Gardens

  

  Sometimes, a girl needs to play tourist in her own city.Marrakech is affectionately (at times) referred to as the “Red City.” In my opinion, that has little to... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• You Can Do So Much Better: An Open Letter to the A(na)sses of the World

  

  Dear Anass,You probably don’t remember me. Based on our one and only interaction, I would venture to guess that you speak to a lot of women in an... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• And as We Fall into Summer….

  

  It’s June 1st, and I would like to reiterate: I work with an amazing group of ladies here in Tameslouht.Artistically blurred to respect their desire for privacy. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL