The Moroccan Arabic words for hello translates, literally, into "Peace be upon you." It's nice, isn't it? The language we are trying to learn, Darija, is not really a written language (Moroccans speak Darija but read and write in standard Arabic), so that makes things challenging. We've been spending our days in language workshops, safety & security workshops, health & safety workshops, and more. And more vaccinations!
We have very sporadic, practically non-existent, Internet access, so this will be brief. We are safe, busy, happy, and healthy. In a few more days, we will move to a small city outside of Fez. There, we will live with a host family and take many more Darija classes. We will leave this group of 100 volunteers and move to this city with just three others.
Today we have our first free day. All of our trainings have been in the hotel, and we haven't seen much of Rabat, so we were excited for the chance to explore the city. We visited the ocean (spectacular waves), the Kasbah des Oudaias (spectacular views), and Chellah (spectacular ruins). We took a nap, found an Internet cafe, and have worked up an appetite for dinner. We've also had the opportunity to practice our Darija a bit. Luckily, locals seem charmed when we try to speak Darija with them and are patient and helpful. We are grateful. We have a long way to go.
Love,
Britt & Pete
We have very sporadic, practically non-existent, Internet access, so this will be brief. We are safe, busy, happy, and healthy. In a few more days, we will move to a small city outside of Fez. There, we will live with a host family and take many more Darija classes. We will leave this group of 100 volunteers and move to this city with just three others.
Today we have our first free day. All of our trainings have been in the hotel, and we haven't seen much of Rabat, so we were excited for the chance to explore the city. We visited the ocean (spectacular waves), the Kasbah des Oudaias (spectacular views), and Chellah (spectacular ruins). We took a nap, found an Internet cafe, and have worked up an appetite for dinner. We've also had the opportunity to practice our Darija a bit. Luckily, locals seem charmed when we try to speak Darija with them and are patient and helpful. We are grateful. We have a long way to go.
Love,
Britt & Pete
Pete and Britt, LOVE your blog! All Prevou family members will be following your creative, exciting, funny and poignant postings.
ReplyDeleteThis post made me think of the Sheryl Crow song "Peace Be Upon Us" from her album "Detours" - one of my favorites. Peace be upon the two of you as you travel. Sending you love and prayers.