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Charlie's Morocco Journal: March 2011
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This blog is a personal publication and does not reflect the views or opinions of the US Peace Corps or US Government. Saturday, March 12, 2011. A Journal Entry from a Year Ago. Here is an entry from my first Peace Corps Journal (I am now on my second). It is from my first week spent with my host family in Ait Gmat on the Dades river. I was getting to know my family and my fellow trainees and had no idea where my site was as of yet. It's a good look back. I look forward to experiencing my site, wherever ...
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Charlie's Morocco Journal: November 2010
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This blog is a personal publication and does not reflect the views or opinions of the US Peace Corps or US Government. Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Early Morning in the Atlas. Posted by Charlie Kolb. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Hello, and welcome to my Morocco Journal! The other goals of Peace Corps involve teaching Moroccans about American culture, and also teaching Americans about Moroccan culture. I hope that by reading this blog, you learn something new about this incredible culture, and incredibl...
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Charlie's Morocco Journal: God's Wind
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This blog is a personal publication and does not reflect the views or opinions of the US Peace Corps or US Government. Friday, March 11, 2011. That grows here and there on the mountainsides will soon burst into a riot of bloom and the warming air will be heavy with their scent mixed with the raw, flinty smell of Atlas stone. 2001; I was 14 years old. People were running toward the camera, grey with dust and faces streaked with dark trickles of blood. Last night, I listened to an NPR program called “...
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Charlie's Morocco Journal: July 2011
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This blog is a personal publication and does not reflect the views or opinions of the US Peace Corps or US Government. Monday, July 11, 2011. Me I can't say how many times a person, that I would swear to having never seen before, has walked up to me and struck up a conversation. always having started it by greeting me by my. I didn't before coming here! He looked at me seriously and said: "Hassan, you are berber." " Hassan, shyin amazighn". Or Hassan win Ait Haddidou. Oh, well, do you need a break? He sm...
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Charlie's Morocco Journal: One Year in Morocco
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This blog is a personal publication and does not reflect the views or opinions of the US Peace Corps or US Government. Friday, March 4, 2011. One Year in Morocco. 03/03/2011 (-432) Day 365. Today marks a year in Morocco; one year ago today, I arrived at Aeroport Mohammed V and took the bus to Marrakech. I wrote my first journal entry in the football field at the Club CNSS and wondered at the great unknown before me. I have lived in a state of amazement and wonder ever since. Thanks for reading,. My site ...
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Charlie's Morocco Journal: January 2012
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This blog is a personal publication and does not reflect the views or opinions of the US Peace Corps or US Government. Friday, January 20, 2012. Note: Chronologically, this belongs before "Aziz", but I am just now getting around to publishing it. The original date on this entry was December 2nd, 2011. Harmony, and if you sit still long enough in my Southwest, you will feel it seeping into your very bones. Have enough wood for tonight. Let’s go one more round! Thanks for reading,. Posted by Charlie Kolb.
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Charlie's Morocco Journal: December 2011
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This blog is a personal publication and does not reflect the views or opinions of the US Peace Corps or US Government. Friday, December 9, 2011. Ok, ok. I realize that it has been about 5 months since my last entry. This is unforgivable and I have very few excuses; but here they are. Since my last entry, I have been engrossed in a complicated (and hopefully rewarding) project that will be coming to fruition in the next week. Wait for an update on that! Ok, getting off my soapbox now, read on. Below, you ...
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Charlie's Morocco Journal: January 2011
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This blog is a personal publication and does not reflect the views or opinions of the US Peace Corps or US Government. Monday, January 31, 2011. When I saw him in the doorway, I motioned him back and he sat with me for some time. We discussed our lives, and work, and ideas that we could collaborate on in the future. He is university educated and knows perfect english, and I enjoy spending time with him. After awhile, he left and I waited for another friend to meet me. Tea was soon served and, I confess, ...
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Charlie's Morocco Journal: First Fire
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This blog is a personal publication and does not reflect the views or opinions of the US Peace Corps or US Government. Friday, January 20, 2012. Note: Chronologically, this belongs before "Aziz", but I am just now getting around to publishing it. The original date on this entry was December 2nd, 2011. Harmony, and if you sit still long enough in my Southwest, you will feel it seeping into your very bones. Have enough wood for tonight. Let’s go one more round! Thanks for reading,. Posted by Charlie Kolb.