09/25/07
Hello everyone!
Hope all is well…sorry for the lack of posts, I seem to run out of time as soon as I sit down at the cyber. Well a lot has happened in the last few days and luckily it has all been good!
Just a few enjoyable highlights…..
I finally walked to work without a male escort today! Yay..its a sign of integration and a step in the right direction because I think my Host father finally thinks that I am comfortable enough with the neighborhood to find my own way around. Sounds silly but its just different to have someone walking you everywhere so it’s a weight lifted off my shoulders.
However yesterday I could not have been more thrilled with my ‘escorts’….funny story and so far one of my favorite Ras Elma memories! Coke bottles around here are mostly glass and when finished you return them to the vendor. So yesterday me and my fellow volunteers all drank a coke and then on our break I collected the empty bottles and set off to return them. Well as soon as I stepped out of the youth center some little girls asked if they could help me, so I let them each carry a bottle. We set off to the Hanu (store) and I just couldn’t seem to find it….we walked back and forth back and forth on the one main road and soon enough my 3 little girls turned into a crowd of 15 kids, all of us looking for this mysterious store. With every attempt to return the bottles at the wrong stores I started to notice that now all the people in the streets were laughing at me and my brigade of children. Luckily I have a sense of humor and took it as just another cultural lesson. Finally I gave up and decided to just take the bottles back to my coworkers and find out where we got them. Before I did this I lead the children to the closet store and told them in broken Arabic that I wanted to buy them candy as a thank you for their help. To my surprise not one of them took me up on my offer and they just kept repeating something I could not understand. So they followed me back to the youth center and I had my boss translate. All 15 kids in hand, screaming the same thing to me and me just repeating ‘mfismpsh mfimpsh` which means I don’t understand. Finally my boss dissevered the message and it turns out that they were saying `We don’t want candy we want to learn English` At this point my heart just dropped and I instantly knew that this truly is what I was meant to do. It is hard to explain but people’s priorities here are just so different. Life isn’t about money, power and efficiency, but instead love, family, good company and health. It’s a breath of fresh air and it’s something I will try to continue even when I’ve returned to chaotic life in America.
In the end the store had just closed for the day so the metal doors were closed and it appeared hidden. Apparently God works in mysterious ways but for that I am so thankful.
Another highlight is definitely the food! I really do think I am going to leave Morocco the size of a house cause I simply cant say no. To give you an idea of how much I eat…here is what I ate last nite at DINNER ALONE! My host grandma just looks at me and shouts ‘cori colri colri` which means eat eat eat and besides the fact that the food is benina (delicious) I simply cant say no to her adorable face.
Hard boiled egg with cumin
Moroccan pizza….(bread with peppers and sauce)
Dates
Avocado yogurt shake
Hot sweet milk
Bowl of soup
Spekia (the most amazing pastry ever!)
And then just when I was about to burst my family brought the 2nd course which was a hugggeee bowl of cous cous!
SOOOO MUUCCCHHH FOOODDD. And last night was the first time I honestly felt like I was going to die if I had one more bite but I guarantee you my death would have been a noble one cause this family can cook! Lol!
All in all things are great…I also started learning Arabic script this week which is beautiful and intriguing but very challenging. Darija, the dialect that I am learning everyday is NOT a written language so you simply write whatever sounds you hear…convenient sometimes because its impossible to spell anything incorrectly J
Anyway I must run…its time to eat another benina Moroccan meal! I miss you all and I am really starting to miss hot sauce too lol!
Xoxoxo
kris
will post pics soon!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
In my training site
hello blog fans,
how is everyone?! I am good I am in my training site which is about 25 mins away from fez it is called Ras Elma. It is pretty small but very nice and luckily it has an internet cafe! I have spent the last few days just studying arabic and playing with neighborhood kids at the Dar Chebab (youth center) My home stay family is soooo nice and the little sister Fatima Zhara has taken a liking to me and she is very helpful! She walked me to the cyber cafe so I bought her candy and she ate just about all 3 pounds of gummy bears...some things are universal with kids ;) I will be here for about 11 days and then I will head back to Fez for some more shots and hopefully a hot shower :) Then my next 3 months will be spent traveling back and forth from here to fez and what will be my final site...location unknown for now. Where ever it is I am sure I will be happy as the hospitality in the country is amazing! I am constantly invited to eat with people who both dont know me or my language so it is a honor to be welcomed so unconditionally.
I would like to describe my average day although they are everchanging. Today is my day off of work so I woke up around 9 to meet my family's cousin from spain, I was fed breakfast (bread and cheese, hardboiled egg with cumin and hot sweet milk) and then my Host sister and I played with a frisbee that I brought and then we walked to they cyber cafe where I met up with the other volunteers to talk about how much we missed hot wings and sunday football lol. It is only about 1 pm here now so the rest of the day is to be discovered.
I miss you all and I hope all is well in the states, I will post more pictures soon, My laptop is in storage in Fez, I will return there on October 1st.
Salam a Elakum,
Kristin
how is everyone?! I am good I am in my training site which is about 25 mins away from fez it is called Ras Elma. It is pretty small but very nice and luckily it has an internet cafe! I have spent the last few days just studying arabic and playing with neighborhood kids at the Dar Chebab (youth center) My home stay family is soooo nice and the little sister Fatima Zhara has taken a liking to me and she is very helpful! She walked me to the cyber cafe so I bought her candy and she ate just about all 3 pounds of gummy bears...some things are universal with kids ;) I will be here for about 11 days and then I will head back to Fez for some more shots and hopefully a hot shower :) Then my next 3 months will be spent traveling back and forth from here to fez and what will be my final site...location unknown for now. Where ever it is I am sure I will be happy as the hospitality in the country is amazing! I am constantly invited to eat with people who both dont know me or my language so it is a honor to be welcomed so unconditionally.
I would like to describe my average day although they are everchanging. Today is my day off of work so I woke up around 9 to meet my family's cousin from spain, I was fed breakfast (bread and cheese, hardboiled egg with cumin and hot sweet milk) and then my Host sister and I played with a frisbee that I brought and then we walked to they cyber cafe where I met up with the other volunteers to talk about how much we missed hot wings and sunday football lol. It is only about 1 pm here now so the rest of the day is to be discovered.
I miss you all and I hope all is well in the states, I will post more pictures soon, My laptop is in storage in Fez, I will return there on October 1st.
Salam a Elakum,
Kristin
Friday, September 14, 2007
09/14/07
Dear Friends and family,
So at this point you are probably pretty confused because I keep posting several different blogs from different days at the same time….reason being is that I have had regular access to electricity so I type up my blogs on my lap top and then when I get to a cyber café days later I use my flash drive and just transfer them to the internet so that I save time and money. I am now in Fez at my training site. It is basically a hostel type place and we will be here for 3 months but not consecutively…we move back and forth from here to our homestay families, I have a whole schedule of where I will be and when, but for security reasons wont post it. Most of our homestay sites are within an hours travel from here and we will be receiving CBT which means Community Based Training at these sites. At this point our group of 29 youth developers (the other 38 volunteers have left to a different site because they are business developers) will be separated into 5 to 6 people and we will learn Arabic in these groups with a teacher. Our teachers seem EXTREMELY kind and smart. Most speak 4 to 5 languages! Our site here in Fez is much nicer than I was expecting. We have Western and Turkish toilets, nice beds, and plenty of space for our mountains of luggage. NOT TO MENTION a beautiful white kitty Cat (please don’t tell Queen Elizabeth and Princess Sophia!)
I had my first authentic Moroccan meal tonite at lunch (7 pm…will explain later) because the hotel food was rather European and catered to tourists. I was absolutely delicious! Everything here is so rich and sweet! Today was the first day of Ramadan so our eating schedule is a bit different. We are given bagged Breakfast at nite time to eat in the morning and then we have a snack at 12 and then lunch at 7pm and Dinner at 10pm. This is because people are fasting till sunset and it is rude to be eating while they cannot. I have no complaints about waiting cause the three ladies that are in the kitchen certainly know what they are doing! J
The only real adjustment I am struggling with as of yet is the luxury of being able to just pick up the phone and call whomever I want whenever I want. Its weird but I will be getting a cell phone mostly likely on Sunday and I think it will help a lot.
I learned a bit of Arabic today because we learned how to use a Turkish toilet. (google a picture of it!) Here’s some of what’s to come:
Lma Water
Stl bucket
Sabun soap
Papier-genic toilet paper
Futa towel
Mika khla black plastic bag
Fin bit lma hashank? Where is the bathroom?
Arabic is a very challenging language but I am increasingly feeling less worried and more excited to learn it! I just hope my studies go well cause sometimes I am slow catching on to languages. I really do believe that this experience will mold me into the person I was meant to become! A person only knows who they are when they are pushed to their limits, mentally, physically and emotionally.
I hope all is well with you guys in the states! I will eventually stop emailing you guys reminding to check my blog because it may be bothersome to you busy people ;). Just keep checking it regularly and I hope you are enjoying my stories. Email me with whats going on with your lives too…it doesn’t need to be all about me…Although it almost always is ;) jk!
Miss and love you all! Happy Ramadan!
Masaa’ al-khayr (good evening)!
Xoxo,
K
Ps if anyone is interested in owning my sidekick 3…I am willing to mail it back to the U.S. but since postage is so expensive here, I would have to charge what it would cost me to mail it and I would assume that is somewhere between $50 and $75…still its much cheaper than if you bought it outright…let me know J
Dear Friends and family,
So at this point you are probably pretty confused because I keep posting several different blogs from different days at the same time….reason being is that I have had regular access to electricity so I type up my blogs on my lap top and then when I get to a cyber café days later I use my flash drive and just transfer them to the internet so that I save time and money. I am now in Fez at my training site. It is basically a hostel type place and we will be here for 3 months but not consecutively…we move back and forth from here to our homestay families, I have a whole schedule of where I will be and when, but for security reasons wont post it. Most of our homestay sites are within an hours travel from here and we will be receiving CBT which means Community Based Training at these sites. At this point our group of 29 youth developers (the other 38 volunteers have left to a different site because they are business developers) will be separated into 5 to 6 people and we will learn Arabic in these groups with a teacher. Our teachers seem EXTREMELY kind and smart. Most speak 4 to 5 languages! Our site here in Fez is much nicer than I was expecting. We have Western and Turkish toilets, nice beds, and plenty of space for our mountains of luggage. NOT TO MENTION a beautiful white kitty Cat (please don’t tell Queen Elizabeth and Princess Sophia!)
I had my first authentic Moroccan meal tonite at lunch (7 pm…will explain later) because the hotel food was rather European and catered to tourists. I was absolutely delicious! Everything here is so rich and sweet! Today was the first day of Ramadan so our eating schedule is a bit different. We are given bagged Breakfast at nite time to eat in the morning and then we have a snack at 12 and then lunch at 7pm and Dinner at 10pm. This is because people are fasting till sunset and it is rude to be eating while they cannot. I have no complaints about waiting cause the three ladies that are in the kitchen certainly know what they are doing! J
The only real adjustment I am struggling with as of yet is the luxury of being able to just pick up the phone and call whomever I want whenever I want. Its weird but I will be getting a cell phone mostly likely on Sunday and I think it will help a lot.
I learned a bit of Arabic today because we learned how to use a Turkish toilet. (google a picture of it!) Here’s some of what’s to come:
Lma Water
Stl bucket
Sabun soap
Papier-genic toilet paper
Futa towel
Mika khla black plastic bag
Fin bit lma hashank? Where is the bathroom?
Arabic is a very challenging language but I am increasingly feeling less worried and more excited to learn it! I just hope my studies go well cause sometimes I am slow catching on to languages. I really do believe that this experience will mold me into the person I was meant to become! A person only knows who they are when they are pushed to their limits, mentally, physically and emotionally.
I hope all is well with you guys in the states! I will eventually stop emailing you guys reminding to check my blog because it may be bothersome to you busy people ;). Just keep checking it regularly and I hope you are enjoying my stories. Email me with whats going on with your lives too…it doesn’t need to be all about me…Although it almost always is ;) jk!
Miss and love you all! Happy Ramadan!
Masaa’ al-khayr (good evening)!
Xoxo,
K
Ps if anyone is interested in owning my sidekick 3…I am willing to mail it back to the U.S. but since postage is so expensive here, I would have to charge what it would cost me to mail it and I would assume that is somewhere between $50 and $75…still its much cheaper than if you bought it outright…let me know J
On my way...
Dear Friends and Family,
So another day has passed in Morocco and I am still on cloud nine. I got some free time to explore the city today which was nice because we are leaving to head to our training site in Fez tomorrow. Luckily we have some rare access to free wireless internet while we are here so I am trying to write as much as possible incase it will be hard to find in my next site.
Today was quite interesting and informative. It started with an 8am lecture on diarrhea and its symptoms. Which is normal part of traveling almost anywhere. When surveyed last year, 100% of African volunteers said they had diarrhea. Lol! I am overwhelmed! But the session definitely gave us a good chuckle….basically when you get severe diarrhea the Peace Corps mails you a package complete with three test tubes each containing different types of preservatives. For a week every other day, you collect a sample of your feces and MAIL it back to them lol! I know you are all at work reading this feeling a bit grossed out but if you could have seen all of our 67 faces at 8a.m. you would be laughing as hard as I am right now. Its an adjustment period but luckily we have each other to get through it. The Peace Corps also equips us with many tools to avoid being sick.
After a few more sessions, we got to end early and got to explore the town and it was AMAZING! I finally felt like I was in Morocco! The souk (kinda like a street market) was FULL of Moroccan people and wonderful products to buy! It was exactly what I expected and more! I also went to the post office. The attendant was so understanding and helpful but it was quite costly. I had a bunch of cards from the U.S. that I was going to mail at JFK airport only to realize that they didn’t have a mailbox so I had to mail them from here. To give you guys an idea about the money heres a break down.
$1 is equal 8 Dirhams (exchange rate changes everyday) So for about $26 I get 210 dirhams.
-Postage for 13 letters/cards………….284 dirhams (ps you guys better love those letters)
-Diet coke (called coca cola light )……7 dirhams
-Phone call at pay phone………………20 dirhams for about 2 mins….kinda stressful
-Bag of chips………………………….11dirhams
So while the exchange rate is in my favor, living on a Peace Corps budget is easier said than done. HOWEVER I am totally excited about my cell phone situation. Later this week I will be purchasing a cell phone and the Moroccan version of prepaid minutes and whatever incoming calls or texts will be billed only to the sender. Meaning you guys can call me whenever you want I would just HIGHLY recommend researching the prices first. This will be very nice because I already miss people’s voices. Once I get my phone number I will let everyone know.
I am posting pictures of my walk to the beach today…it was incredible! we also walked through the most incredible cemetery! The weather couldn’t have been nicer and there were native couples all over the beach sharing a sweet moment. I also felt very loved walking through the souk because some Moroccan men have a huge interest in American woman and go out of their way to express their excitement. I had one man yell that he loved me, a proper response is to simply smile and keep walking so that’s what I did. Yesterday I had one man say “Hello America” and I nervously blurted out the first thing that came to mind ofcourse…”Hello Morocco” then we shared a quick giggle and I just loved it cause until you need it, you forget how much laughter and smiles are a universal language. I am also posting a picture of the Moroccan version of my cat for those of you who know what she looks like lol!
I hope all is well in the states….I don’t know what my next site will be like but I truly hope I have internet so that I can continue to hear from you guys…thank you so much for all the love and support!
XOXO
K
So another day has passed in Morocco and I am still on cloud nine. I got some free time to explore the city today which was nice because we are leaving to head to our training site in Fez tomorrow. Luckily we have some rare access to free wireless internet while we are here so I am trying to write as much as possible incase it will be hard to find in my next site.
Today was quite interesting and informative. It started with an 8am lecture on diarrhea and its symptoms. Which is normal part of traveling almost anywhere. When surveyed last year, 100% of African volunteers said they had diarrhea. Lol! I am overwhelmed! But the session definitely gave us a good chuckle….basically when you get severe diarrhea the Peace Corps mails you a package complete with three test tubes each containing different types of preservatives. For a week every other day, you collect a sample of your feces and MAIL it back to them lol! I know you are all at work reading this feeling a bit grossed out but if you could have seen all of our 67 faces at 8a.m. you would be laughing as hard as I am right now. Its an adjustment period but luckily we have each other to get through it. The Peace Corps also equips us with many tools to avoid being sick.
After a few more sessions, we got to end early and got to explore the town and it was AMAZING! I finally felt like I was in Morocco! The souk (kinda like a street market) was FULL of Moroccan people and wonderful products to buy! It was exactly what I expected and more! I also went to the post office. The attendant was so understanding and helpful but it was quite costly. I had a bunch of cards from the U.S. that I was going to mail at JFK airport only to realize that they didn’t have a mailbox so I had to mail them from here. To give you guys an idea about the money heres a break down.
$1 is equal 8 Dirhams (exchange rate changes everyday) So for about $26 I get 210 dirhams.
-Postage for 13 letters/cards………….284 dirhams (ps you guys better love those letters)
-Diet coke (called coca cola light )……7 dirhams
-Phone call at pay phone………………20 dirhams for about 2 mins….kinda stressful
-Bag of chips………………………….11dirhams
So while the exchange rate is in my favor, living on a Peace Corps budget is easier said than done. HOWEVER I am totally excited about my cell phone situation. Later this week I will be purchasing a cell phone and the Moroccan version of prepaid minutes and whatever incoming calls or texts will be billed only to the sender. Meaning you guys can call me whenever you want I would just HIGHLY recommend researching the prices first. This will be very nice because I already miss people’s voices. Once I get my phone number I will let everyone know.
I am posting pictures of my walk to the beach today…it was incredible! we also walked through the most incredible cemetery! The weather couldn’t have been nicer and there were native couples all over the beach sharing a sweet moment. I also felt very loved walking through the souk because some Moroccan men have a huge interest in American woman and go out of their way to express their excitement. I had one man yell that he loved me, a proper response is to simply smile and keep walking so that’s what I did. Yesterday I had one man say “Hello America” and I nervously blurted out the first thing that came to mind ofcourse…”Hello Morocco” then we shared a quick giggle and I just loved it cause until you need it, you forget how much laughter and smiles are a universal language. I am also posting a picture of the Moroccan version of my cat for those of you who know what she looks like lol!
I hope all is well in the states….I don’t know what my next site will be like but I truly hope I have internet so that I can continue to hear from you guys…thank you so much for all the love and support!
XOXO
K
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
first pics
xoxo
k
From Morocco!!!!!!!
Dear Friends and Family,
WOW I AM HERE ATLAST! Morocco is exactly as exciting as I thought it would be! Our flight went ok; we sat on the run way for about 2 hours so our 7 hour flight got a little long. We were all very ecstatic and even started clapping and cheering upon arrival. The country seemed very brown and flat from the air, with lots and lots of farming land. When we got off the plane, we walked straight down the stairs onto a bus waiting for us. We got into the beautiful Casablanca Airport and went through customs pretty quickly as we got to go through the fast track because we work for the government. You could tell many native Moroccans have seen the usual 6 month delivery of Peace Corps workers and we were greeted with lots of kindness. I even met a woman who has lived in Morocco for over 20 years and was just coming back from visiting her family in Long Island, small world.
At this point it was time to get our luggage; so far this has proven to be a real challenge for me as my luggage all combined weighs more than I do! There are 67 of us and we each brought approximately 100 pounds of luggage AND carry on’s, as you can imagine getting through the airport quickly and discreetly was nearly impossible. After about an hour of collecting the bags, we finally got on our charter buses to head to Rabat (the capital of Morocco). My immediate response to looking out the bus window was that I had without a doubt underestimated the level poverty. It is quite sad and extremely prevalent. It is hard to explain but I took pictures and video that I will display asap. When we arrived in Rabat, things became a bit more established.
Then as a surprise we pulled up to the Offical Peace Corps office in Morocco and it was STUNNING! The landscaping was breath taking and we enjoyed mint tea and cookies on the lawn. We meet the Country Director named Bruce and also his staff. We took a quick tour and then rallied up again for a moment of silence for the victims of 9/11 at 8:46 American time, 12:46 Moroccan time. It was very moving and the overall theme of the day was that now more than ever the world needs volunteers to promote world peace and friendship. In just the few days I have been here I have become EXTREMELY proud to hold my place in the organization. When JFK created this mission he instilled so many beautiful goals and focuses for us and I look forward to sharing them with you in future.
Finally we left all ready to go to the hotel and sleep, carrying our luggage alone exhausted us and jet lag didn’t help. Well of course we came to the hotel just to find out we had a whole day of safety training. A speaker from the embassy came to inform us on normal practices and emergency situations. Later the day continued with health training, picture taking and some free time that I spent walking around the neighborhood. Everyone looked at us as we were told would happen, but since we are in a bigger town no one acted to taken back. The one thing I cannot get past is the beautiful weather! I know it differs greatly from region to region but today the high was 79 and it was breezy and cool. Our hotel is nice and the food has been delicious so far.
Anyway I must go now, I have lots of sleep to catch up on! I love you all and I miss you sooo much already! I am really looking forward to receiving letters very very soon…hint hint J
Xoxo,
K
WOW I AM HERE ATLAST! Morocco is exactly as exciting as I thought it would be! Our flight went ok; we sat on the run way for about 2 hours so our 7 hour flight got a little long. We were all very ecstatic and even started clapping and cheering upon arrival. The country seemed very brown and flat from the air, with lots and lots of farming land. When we got off the plane, we walked straight down the stairs onto a bus waiting for us. We got into the beautiful Casablanca Airport and went through customs pretty quickly as we got to go through the fast track because we work for the government. You could tell many native Moroccans have seen the usual 6 month delivery of Peace Corps workers and we were greeted with lots of kindness. I even met a woman who has lived in Morocco for over 20 years and was just coming back from visiting her family in Long Island, small world.
At this point it was time to get our luggage; so far this has proven to be a real challenge for me as my luggage all combined weighs more than I do! There are 67 of us and we each brought approximately 100 pounds of luggage AND carry on’s, as you can imagine getting through the airport quickly and discreetly was nearly impossible. After about an hour of collecting the bags, we finally got on our charter buses to head to Rabat (the capital of Morocco). My immediate response to looking out the bus window was that I had without a doubt underestimated the level poverty. It is quite sad and extremely prevalent. It is hard to explain but I took pictures and video that I will display asap. When we arrived in Rabat, things became a bit more established.
Then as a surprise we pulled up to the Offical Peace Corps office in Morocco and it was STUNNING! The landscaping was breath taking and we enjoyed mint tea and cookies on the lawn. We meet the Country Director named Bruce and also his staff. We took a quick tour and then rallied up again for a moment of silence for the victims of 9/11 at 8:46 American time, 12:46 Moroccan time. It was very moving and the overall theme of the day was that now more than ever the world needs volunteers to promote world peace and friendship. In just the few days I have been here I have become EXTREMELY proud to hold my place in the organization. When JFK created this mission he instilled so many beautiful goals and focuses for us and I look forward to sharing them with you in future.
Finally we left all ready to go to the hotel and sleep, carrying our luggage alone exhausted us and jet lag didn’t help. Well of course we came to the hotel just to find out we had a whole day of safety training. A speaker from the embassy came to inform us on normal practices and emergency situations. Later the day continued with health training, picture taking and some free time that I spent walking around the neighborhood. Everyone looked at us as we were told would happen, but since we are in a bigger town no one acted to taken back. The one thing I cannot get past is the beautiful weather! I know it differs greatly from region to region but today the high was 79 and it was breezy and cool. Our hotel is nice and the food has been delicious so far.
Anyway I must go now, I have lots of sleep to catch up on! I love you all and I miss you sooo much already! I am really looking forward to receiving letters very very soon…hint hint J
Xoxo,
K
Training in Philly
09/09/07
Dear Friends and Family,
So I made it to Philly and these few short days of training have been amazing!! I have met so many amazing people with so many different backgrounds! Our group is divided into 2 sectors, those of us who are youth developers, and then people that will be working with small businesses. Most of the people are recent graduates but there are a few older people whom I admire very much, they even sold houses and quit careers to be here! Our days in Philly have been spent going over the nuts and bolts of what to expect and it has been entirely too refreshing to finally speak to people who had the same worries, goals and anticipation as myself.
In other exciting news, we finally found out where we would be for the 1st three months of training and I really really really lucked out! Drum roll please…..FEZ! For those of you that don’t know, that is one of the most modernized, large, beautiful cities in Morocco and I think my chances of having internet for a while will be great! Anyway, so far I have no complaints and the people are amazing…we are all ecstatic and talented. Most of us are anticipating our voyage to Morocco tomorrow, but I am feeling calm and collected. I cannot wait to share my adventures with you all…talk to you soon!
Xoxo, K
Dear Friends and Family,
So I made it to Philly and these few short days of training have been amazing!! I have met so many amazing people with so many different backgrounds! Our group is divided into 2 sectors, those of us who are youth developers, and then people that will be working with small businesses. Most of the people are recent graduates but there are a few older people whom I admire very much, they even sold houses and quit careers to be here! Our days in Philly have been spent going over the nuts and bolts of what to expect and it has been entirely too refreshing to finally speak to people who had the same worries, goals and anticipation as myself.
In other exciting news, we finally found out where we would be for the 1st three months of training and I really really really lucked out! Drum roll please…..FEZ! For those of you that don’t know, that is one of the most modernized, large, beautiful cities in Morocco and I think my chances of having internet for a while will be great! Anyway, so far I have no complaints and the people are amazing…we are all ecstatic and talented. Most of us are anticipating our voyage to Morocco tomorrow, but I am feeling calm and collected. I cannot wait to share my adventures with you all…talk to you soon!
Xoxo, K
Monday, September 3, 2007
Final Preparations!
Hello again everyone! ONLY 5 DAYS TO GO! I am getting really excited and so far the packing is going well! I just wanted everyone to know that this is the Blog I will be using to stay in touch with everyone...if you know of anyones email addresses that I am missing please please let me know!
I love you all I miss you all already....THANK YOU so much to those of you that came to my going away party, the day was simply magical.
xoxoxoxo
Kris
I love you all I miss you all already....THANK YOU so much to those of you that came to my going away party, the day was simply magical.
xoxoxoxo
Kris
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