Archive for October, 2009

Halloween in Morocco

Oct 31, 2009 1 Comment by Vago

Tweet I think I have the best window view in all of Sefrou. From where I’m sitting, it appears that there is no such thing as Halloween in Morocco, though I did see one young boy in a mask sitting in the vegetable souk. I took a picture with Hanane’s camera. I’ll post the picture [...]

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The Hermit of Sefrou, Djinn, and Aisha Kandisha

Oct 29, 2009 No Comments by Vago

Tweet Today is the day I’m moving into my little apartment in the Casbah of Sefrou. This morning Hanane and I moved my things (the backpack and the shoulder bag) plus a pillow to it. That’s all I have, so it’s easy to start out. I bought the pillow yesterday when I took a trip [...]

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In Morocco, Nothing is Certain

Oct 27, 2009 No Comments by Vago

Tweet Morocco at times can wear you down. My last post I was exhausted. The Subhua for Taha, taxis to work, new job, still adjusting, just over being sick, and on and on. I felt completely worn down and worn out. I had thought that I had found the perfect place to live, the perfect [...]

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Things fall apart

Oct 24, 2009 No Comments by Vago

Tweet The novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is one that affected me profoundly. In general it concerns changes amidst white colonialism within a fictional village in Nigeria. More than that it is a human drama about how life can suddenly change and become incredibly different in the blink of an eye. It is [...]

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Still flowing…

Oct 22, 2009 No Comments

Tweet As always, there is a lot going on. I’m amazed at how quickly my life here is coming together. Really, it’s a little bit like a miracle. I was reading an ebook on Quantum Buddhism the other day. Really pretty excellent in that it equated any sort of trinity (father, son, holy ghost- Vishnu, [...]

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Sometimes I forget….

Oct 20, 2009 No Comments

Tweet As crazy as it sounds, sometimes I forget just how magical and amazing everything around me is. I am struggling to learn a language (two really, or even three if you count Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, and French), working to make my career as an English teacher, trying to find a place to call home, [...]

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Employed Vagobond

Oct 17, 2009 No Comments

Tweet I just finished my first day as a teacher at the American Language Center in Fes. Things are happening so quickly…wow. Wednesday, Hanane and I were both invited to interview for jobs teaching English at the American Language Center. Thursday, David called to tell us we were both hired! Today I had my first [...]

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Vagobond in the flow

Oct 15, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Sometimes, you know how you are just in the flow and things are happening? You know how you can feel it? I feel like right now I am riding with the current, I am on the sweet spot of the wave, I am going with it. It feels good. Yesterday was a lot of [...]

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Building a life in Morocco

Oct 14, 2009 2 Comments

Tweet Things are happening in Morocco for me. I have to admit that at themoment, I am pleasantly surprised by the speed with which things are happening. My friend Jessica just showed me a great apartment in the Casbah with two bedrooms, view of the river, sundeck, kitchen, and toilet which I will try to [...]

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Another Moroccan Engagement Party

Oct 12, 2009 2 Comments

Tweet Last night was Hanane’s sister’s engagement party to Khalil (his new Muslim name) the Belgian man she met online a few weeks ago. Khalil is a big jolly man. He decided to tie the knot in Morocco before bringing his bride back to his home country. I was glad that it was his engagement [...]

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