It’s officially been a little over a month and half being back stateside. I had been warned that readjustment might prove a struggle, even hearing that other RPCVs had panic attacks doing basic tasks like grocery shopping. In the flurry of deciding to ET and then the actual close out week on top of the… Read more

It’s official-I am no longer a Peace Corps Volunteer. Upon returning from the first and only real vacation (non-PC work travel) I took, I concluded that it was time for me to end this experience. There was a lot of reflection that led to this decision, even removing myself from my site to process my… Read more

During the summer months work and most of my community leave the village due to the extreme heat.That’s pretty common when the dar chabaab closes during the last month of the summer or possibly sooner depending on your site. So, following suit I took two weeks off towards the end of July to explore more… Read more

This week I experienced my first Eid al-Adha here in Morocco. What is Eid al-adha you may ask? Gather round and I shall explain. The holiday honors the prophet Ibrahim (known in the Christian Old Testament as Abraham) who offers to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God but before Ibrahim can… Read more

Each season, even each month, can bring a different schedule here. The first winter here was definitely busier with settling into the apartment and integrating into the village along with establishing a presence at the youth center. But now as summer approaches the work has slowed (as predicated by PC) and I figured might as… Read more

Needing a little mental health break from the daily grind at site this May I took my first day of vacation for a long weekend in the coastal town of Essaouira. Planning travel in Morocco is very different than back in the States. Normally I would have prebooked every ticket and detailed my travel route… Read more

The temperature has been slowly increasing over the past couple weeks and now it’s been steadily holding in the mid to high 90s. Sleeping at night has been the worst with these temps. So last night I decided to try the Moroccan style of sleeping on the roof. The American twist was that I was… Read more

Eid Mubarak! Welcome Eid! Thus marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims worldwide. The month is not just about abstaining from food and drink from dawn till dusk but it serves as a time for reflection and community. It is a… Read more

Some days I am just feeling socially exhausted so instead of walking only a few blocks to the haunt that sells bread, I decide it will be easier to just make my own. I’ve been slowly expanding my bread baking skills while here from just toast, to French loafs to bagels, and now pop tarts.… Read more