Today, I said goodbye to Ahmed – Jonathan’s host brother (and previously Nicole’s). It was the first goodbye of many in the next week. Ahmed’s gotten to know quite a few volunteers, and he’s become a good friend. As the owner of a “gite” (think, “bed-and-breakfast”), he’s played host to many Americans, and that’s actually […]
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Turning Points
This morning, I sat in the cafe next to the taxi station with Caity, Avery, Nicole, and Jonathan. It’s weird. The past few months have been, in some ways, building up to their final morning in Outat. And now that it’s here and gone, none of it seems real. We waited for Caity’s taxi to […]
