So my life for the next two years will be spent in the hottest place in Morocco word is it gets well over 120 degrees in the summer. I am the furthest volunteer south. I will be in the Tata Province in a village called Kasbah Ait Arbil. Not only am I in a place where no other volunteer wanted to be, I am in a house with 5 women over the age of 30. I have a host mother, my host father passed away and there are 4 single women over the age of 30 inside the house. I will be with that host family for 2 months after swear in and then I can move out on my own. I am not disappointed about my site placement because I already set my mind out to believe that I was going there and I just received confirmation today.
I am still not too sure what my project will be. I am replacing a volunteer that will be leaving mid May. Whatever she started in the community I should pick it up where she left off. I will have running water, electricity, and a cyber café on site. Those things are very exciting to me. I am also pleased to know that I will be working closely with another volunteer who actually flew from LA with me in the beginning of this whole thing. We are 2km away. All of my official places are in her town and we have the same Sbitar (health clinic). Things are going well. We will be leaving Ouarzazette on Saturday heading out to our permanent sites for a one week site visit. On April 25 we will head back and stay with our current host families for the last week in April and swearing in is rapidly approaching.
Things are moving fast and it seems like it has been months since the last time I posted a blog and in reality it has not been that long. Nothing much has gone on. I have just been trying to grasp the language and taking things one day at a time. Kind of doing some self reflecting and trying to picture my life after the Peace Corps. I am trying to not stress out about it, but I am not sure of the direction I want to go. In a way I want to apply to some programs and get my Masters, although, I also want to find a job and start working. Other options I am considering are travelling for a year. Those are things that I should not be worrying about right now. I am taking it day by day. I am excited right now.
That is all for now. Until next time.
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I support you having a Cyber Cafe in your new hood. But I don't know what to say about 120 degrees during the summer. I don't know what type sunblock to even put in a care package to help you in that type of situation.... But Best Wishes and happy to see you are staying on the bright side of thoughts.
ReplyDeletei can only imagine how relieving the cyber cafe will be. im glad you're keeping a steady flow of content here. its dope, very interesting. keep your head up out there.
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