I leave for Morocco tomorrow...
We fly into Casablanca and then take a bus to Rabat. When we get to Rabat we get to sleep, eat and relax for three days (sigh).
The exciting news is that I found out where I will be doing my training for the next 3 months! I'll be in Ouarzazate which is described as the Hollywood of Morocco... not so much because of the size of the town but because it is the center for films which are shot in Morocco. If anyone saw Babel, it was filmed in the area of Ouarzazate. Although this area looks bleak in the film, the actual town is an oasis.
The down side of all this... I will not be learning Arabic but rather, a Berber dialect. Although, if I want to learn Arabic the Peace Corps will pay for a personal tutor. (I guess it's a good thing I didn't get a chance to learn Arabic before I left?)
Anyway, all is well- the people going to Morocco all seem cool and interesting- and with the exception of a maybe 5 people, everyone is in their mid-twenties.
Oh, and if you want to know how to say Ouarzazate, it sounds a lot like "where's it at" with some "z" infections in there. It's become a dumb joke that we laugh at relentlessly between me and a couple of other people here.
Ok, well I'm off to have my 'last supper' here in the US... & maybe my last martini for a very long while too.
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2 comments:
Well What's wrong with Berber? I suppose it won't be as easy to chat it up with other folks around the world though eh? And lil' Hollywood? Right up your alley. i knew I saw you pimped out for a reason. Cool that you are making new friends already and that they are as you say -young. I'm sure you won't get the cooties from the older ones either...Ha!
Definitely visiting now that I know I wouldn't have to pee in a sheeps bladder or anything.
Oh and I expect other to post comments as well so I don't seem like your personal stalker for the next two years!
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