We have eaten some amazing Moroccan dishes over the last few weeks, and we finally started bringing a camera to meals to capture images of what we are enjoying. Since we never know what will be served, we have also taken photos of the foods that were rather surprising to be served. My dietary compromise…
I was thinking this morning about the small day-to-day experiences I have in Morocco that I haven’t yet shared, but that in many ways are more significant than my ramblings about chilblains, youth centers and learning Darija. We have now lived in Morocco for more than a month, and when I reflect back on my time here so…
I thought I should give an update on what our CBT group has been doing at the local youth center—known in Morocco as a Dar (house) Chebab (youth). Depending on the town or city one is in, a Dar Chebab can be either large or small, and the level of structured programs can vary from…
Growing up in the US and Canada, cold was almost exclusively in context to the weather or temperature outside of homes or buildings. “Boy, it’s cold out!” I might say as I entered someone’s house. Or, “I wonder if it will stay cold like this all week.” Spoiled Westerner that I am, I believed that…
