Reason 513 Why I Love Morocco, especially after being abroad: There is a camaraderie, a genuine friendliness among people, even toward strangers. Just asking a question at the airport in broken Arabic gets a warm smile and friendly touch on the shoulder.
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Awareness, Culture, History, Life, Peace Corps
Teach Me English
by Thomas Stanley • • 0 Comments
Louis C. K. has an insightful comedic bit about being a white, middle-aged, English-speaking, American male. He discusses the uncomfortable intersection of guilt about having all the unearned privilege each of these identifiers offers him while simultaneously being grateful for having them. He admits that, if he was given the choice, he would certainly choose to have…
Africa, Culture, Life, Observations, Odd, Travel
Lost in Translation: Medical Edition
by Thomas Stanley • • 0 Comments
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Small grammatical errors should be forgiven when one’s writing in his or her tertiary or quaternary language.
Reason 888 Why I Love Morocco: Almost everyone speaks at least two languages, most speak three, many speak four, and it’s not unusual to find someone who can speak as many as six or seven with reasonable fluency. Yet, to a person, all are equally, incredibly humble about this amazing talent..
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Reason 367 Why I Love Morocco: No matter how badly I butcher the language, everyone still compliments me on my elementary-level Arabic.
Culture, Food, Life, Odd, Peace Corps, Photography, Travel
Oujda
by Thomas Stanley • • 6 Comments
I have a force that drives me to see the extent of things, to examine them completely. Being in Morocco, part of this means I want to see every part of her, every nook and cranny, to understand what makes her tick. To that end, upon leaving Figuig, I ventured due north to the city…
Awareness, Culture, History, Life, Peace Corps, Travel
Insha’Allah (إن شاء الله)
by Thomas Stanley • • 6 Comments
Insha’Allah, this will be a good post. I’ve been wanting to write a post about this for a long time. I’ve put it off again and again. I didn’t feel like I sufficiently understood the complexities of the phrase or its significance to the Moroccan people. I have come to love the phrase and wanted…
Culture, Food, Life, Peace Corps, Travel
Week One of Service
by Erika Crichton • • 2 Comments
It is Sunday evening here in Morocco, and Thomas and I arrived at our Community Based Training (CBT) site earlier this afternoon. We will be here for the next 11 weeks. The past week was spent at a large hotel-resort in another part of Morocco where Peace Corps provided us with massive amounts of information related to…
