So, first things first, as I write this, I have no idea what time it is. Morocco, as a country, began observing Daylight Savings Time last week. I guess, on a technicality, that means that Morocco’s major businesses and government offices have now “sprung forward” an hour. However, not everyone chooses to observe the new […]
Tag: geography

Some thoughts on a rainy afternoon on a train from Oujda
It’s not very often that I get to just write out the mundane things, but the mundane things are sometimes the best memories I want to hold onto, just for me. I’m sitting on a train in Oujda waiting to leave, and there’s pellets of rain slapping the windshield pretty viciously. Thought I’d kill some […]
All about my new home, or What I learned so far
On the ride to my new site, I felt like I was riding with Andy Day again on our way to the Grand Canyon (here’s to hoping this Christmas is not spent vomiting in a desert again, though). The way the landscape changes – and drastically, I might add – is unbelievable. One second, you’re […]

Maroc Arrival
Well, it’s finally here, and that sixty or so hours of traveling (from Nashville to Philly to JFK to Casablanca to Mehdya, where I am currently) just completely took it out of me. I’ll keep this first post short, as I mostly just wanted you to know that I made it okay. I’ll have a […]