The first leg of the journey to get to Morocco presented a series of challenges… We had all been accepted, passed all the clearances, and then given the long-awaited ticket to staging in Philadelphia. There were roughly 2 days in Philadelphia for admin elements and then we were to take a bus to JFK and… Read more

I’ve reached the final day of my 10-day orientation in Morocco! The days were packed with lots of sessions on a range of topics from Peace Corps approach to development to transportation safety to breakout language groups and common health issues. We are the second group of volunteers in country after the COVID evacuation, with… Read more

About a month before I head to Casablanca I left my job, moved out of my apartment, transported my apartment contents (whatever I didn’t sell)  across multiple states back to my parent’s house as they graciously allowed me to store some boxes with them. Then came the really fun part…deciding what to pack in under… Read more

I created some pre-service goals and plan to review/update them during mid service and close of service. I think this will be one of the many ways to reflect on the inevitable changes as I progress through this adventure. My initial goals for PST (pre-service training) are to learn the basics of Darija (obviously) as… Read more