We have now slept in our new apartment for two days. We are greatly enjoying being in our own space, cooking our own food and learning how to live much more independently in Morocco than the initial 3½ months allowed. The temperature in our town is heating up, with daily highs into the 90s, and…
Since we are finally in our own home, I decided to write a post about a typical Moroccan home for the folks back in the US and Canada to give them some insight into the often subtle and sometimes profound differences we have noticed. Granted, we have only been here for about three months, so…
Today marks the end of our first week in our new town, and much has happened since we arrived last Friday. As I may have mentioned in previous posts, we are staying with a host family for the month of April while we look for our own apartment. We had the opportunity to see several…
Oh, what a wonderful day! This morning at 11:00am, Thomas and I, along with all the other trainees, recited the United States Oath of Allegiance and become real live Peace Corps volunteers! The US Ambassador to Morocco, Ambassador Dwight L. Bush, and the Secretary of Morocco’s Department of Youth and Sport, both attended the service. It was…
