Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
CasablancanLiving
We just found out we will live in a 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom place. More details to come!
Modest, ha! That sounds spacious, since we're in a 1-bedroom apt right now!
Modest, ha! That sounds spacious, since we're in a 1-bedroom apt right now!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Going to Morocco!
Greetings! This August, we will become expats in Morocco for two years. We've signed teaching contracts with the Casablanca American School; Tom will teach high school IB English and I will teach K-5 (lower school) general music. Visit our school's webpage: http://www.cas.ac.ma/
A lot of people are asking what we're doing to get ready. Fortunately, we don't have to worry about housing, visas, or flights; the school is taking care of that. We're both working to say fresh and present with our current students. I am being myself and planning WAYYYY ahead; already trying to figure out how I might cook a whole chicken or use a turkish toilet. (I have had three nightmares about the toilets already.) We have some great Moroccan culture and tourism books from friends and family that I have been reading. Come summer, our preparations will come full force, which definitely include seeing people before we go.
We are putting modest effort into learning Moroccan Arabic, and I am also brushing up on my French. Both languages are prominent (and even interchangeable) on the street, but Arabic is probably better because of the nation's history with France.
-Karissa
A lot of people are asking what we're doing to get ready. Fortunately, we don't have to worry about housing, visas, or flights; the school is taking care of that. We're both working to say fresh and present with our current students. I am being myself and planning WAYYYY ahead; already trying to figure out how I might cook a whole chicken or use a turkish toilet. (I have had three nightmares about the toilets already.) We have some great Moroccan culture and tourism books from friends and family that I have been reading. Come summer, our preparations will come full force, which definitely include seeing people before we go.
We are putting modest effort into learning Moroccan Arabic, and I am also brushing up on my French. Both languages are prominent (and even interchangeable) on the street, but Arabic is probably better because of the nation's history with France.
-Karissa
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