Peace Corps Morocco – April 28, 2024

Best type of local street food; this is called “sfinge”

Hello! This will be my last post for a couple of weeks because I am finally taking some of my annual leave days—I’m going to Spain and Portugal and I am very, very excited about it!

Peace Corps Morocco – April 21, 2024

Taxi drivers will often add personal touches to their cars

Hello! I can’t believe it’s already late April and I’ve been at my site for 22 weeks so far. The classic mantra of Peace Corps is “days go slow, weeks go fast,” and I’ve definitely felt that to be true. Sometimes I’ll check my clock on a slow weekend and think, “how is it only 3pm?” and then other times, Ramadan is suddenly over and I’m trying to wrap some things up before my upcoming vacation and school break.

Peace Corps Morocco – April 14, 2024

All smiles!

Eid Mubarak! This week marked the end of Ramadan; culturally, the end of Ramadan seems to be akin to Thanksgiving in the US, and in terms of religious importance, the end of Ramadan is kind of like Easter. Not a perfect comparison of course, but it gives you an idea.

Peace Corps Morocco – April 7, 2024

Flowers are in bloom at my site year round!

Hello again, this time from another small site in my region! The eight of us from my cohort who live down here in the south decided to put together a regional iftar dinner, as Ramadan is going to end at some point this week. It’s been great to see everyone and cook some food together.

Peace Corps Morocco – March 31, 2024

The main road through my friend’s site from last week

Hello again! This week has been pretty normal and chill for me. My classes during Ramadan have had significantly less attendance, and I’ve enjoyed being able to give more of my students individualized attention.

Peace Corps Morocco – March 17, 2024

The ftour table at my host family’s house!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I am one-eighth of one-quarter Irish and am celebrating accordingly—putting Riverdance on my bluetooth speaker as I clean my apartment.

Peace Corps Morocco – March 10, 2024

My students on the move!

Happy Ramadan to all who celebrate! In the coming weeks, I’ll describe more about what it’s like to live here during such an important and special month for just about everyone in Morocco, but since it’s only day 1, I’ll leave that for another week.

Peace Corps Morocco – March 3, 2024

The cute fountain at the riad in Marrakech

I can’t believe it’s already been a week since I got back to my site! As I mentioned last week, I left our big training event feeling inspired and energized, ready to head back to my apartment and start work again.

Peace Corps Morocco – February 25, 2024

There are a lot of very cool doors in Meknes!

Apologies for any typos—I’m writing this week’s post entirely on my iPad on the train home from Meknes. As I mentioned last week, I’ve spent this entire week participating in my cohort’s In-Service Training (IST) up here in the north! I now have two full days of travel back to my site, including another stopover in Marrakech. Woo!

Peace Corps Morocco – February 18, 2024

The front seat on the bus has the best view!

Greetings from Meknes! It’s been wonderful to see all my friends that are now living elsewhere in Morocco. Because we aren’t allowed to travel between cities at night, last night a bunch of us got to stay overnight in Marrakech on the way here. I hadn’t been to Marrakech yet, so it was really cool to see the old medina and other parts of town.