My parents are visiting me in Pennsylvania. That’s a good thing, given how long the pandemic took them from me. What came as a surprise, though, now that I’ve bought a house, it seems they decided to bring with them everything I owned from the time I was born. It turns out I was a […]
Tag: youth
19 Months
If you’re a regular reader, you already know why my grandfather was so important to me, and you ought to know that he spent time in Casablanca working on planes as a mechanic during World War II. It’s just a little thing that gave me a strong sense of purpose in coming to this country, […]
Sharing Cultures Workshop
So, my tutor here, Driss Laayadi, has become a good friend and confidant, and earlier today, he and I held a “workshop” at the high school with over sixty students, five Americans (including me), and two English teachers. It was a huge, huge success, so I thought I would write up a little bit about […]
Hello from Sefrou!
I had a dream last night that several years had passed, and Khalil and Fatima, my host family brother and mother, were coming to the United States to visit me. I was at the Nashville airport waiting for them to arrive, and when I saw them, they were jumping up and down yelling excitedly, “Salamu […]
