Before I left, between grabbing sleep, writing, completing reflections on where I go from here and beginning work on the capstone project, I sent a flurry of messages to the people I met in Morocco. My question: "What is most important to you right now personally and professionally?" I edited some responses for space, spelling, … Continue reading what’s important to us
March 24, 2017 | Om Arrabiaa Association "Women and girls should be in school!" the Tighnari High School principal shouted from the mic. Several male teachers echoed the note, saying that Islam does not teach women to be illiterate or disempowered. And this was for the benefit of the girls who were present — the … Continue reading the power of women (but i don’t have to tell you that)
March 21, 2017 | Fikh Ben Salah, Morocco *Photos will come on Saturday. My images are taking too long to upload given the weak internet connection at the hotel. Today was mostly a travel day full of flat land, sheep, almost built houses and apartment buildings that remind me of areas in DC where eager builders … Continue reading the myth of manhood
March 18, 2017 | Sometime past tired and it's time for bed...(and yes, I'm a few days late posting) We arrived in Marrakech part of Morocco after racing through the small towns that create one of the most beautiful landscapes I've ever seen. Olive trees. Children on bicycles peddling through the longest stretches of landscape. Fields … Continue reading time travel: the journeys we make to work and play
March 16, 2017 | Rabat, Morocco "The premise for empathy has to be equal humanity; it is an injustice to demand that the maligned identify with those who question their humanity...Now is the time to counter lies with facts, repeatedly and unflaggingly, while also proclaiming the greater truths: of our equal humanity, of decency, of … Continue reading what they saw, what i learned
This is video I showed to students yesterday at the Abu Dar Alghiffari School. One student said this is the best video ever (*pats self on the back and tosses hair*) and wanted to finish it. At 13 minutes, that wasn't a possibility since my presentation could only be about 7 minutes long. But I … Continue reading [link fixed] a lens: school life through my student’s eyes
Sometime before lunch | Rabat, Morocco Where did they find these folks I'm with? Leslie, who is trilingual, speaks about the power of language; challenging us how to find ways to fill our mouths with the shape of words that move structures of power. Jill, the art teacher in the group, speaks softly, but in … Continue reading crew love
2:46 a.m. | Rabat, Morocco The time for lunch and dinner here can take up to three hours. I kid you not. By the time we've ordered, I am ready to go and move on with the next task that awaits me like filing this blog post, being sure I'm reading 1984 with the same pacing … Continue reading the catch up, or not
Rabat, Morocco @ 11:41 p.m. Tired (pronounced Ty-red) While you all were taking a snow day, I was in the air. On the flight from ATL to Paris, I didn't sleep. On the flight from Paris to Rabat, I didn't sleep. But about an hour before departure to Rabat, I powered all the way down … Continue reading day one: tired, tourist, and turnt
3:39 p.m. EST We're about to board. Here's the crew minus Leslie and Michelle. #wheels up. 2:45 p.m. EST Now in ATL, my city, my city. I was feeling a kind of way because only my dad had called me to check in. And was wanting to see my family even if only for a few … Continue reading the move
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