Today, for reasons that will go unmentioned, I had a bit of an argument with a Moroccan “tourist”. (I use the term very loosely.) We were speaking in English, and what was funny was at the end, she said, “Shut the f*ck up!” Of course, I replied in Arabic, “Ko-ed!” (F*ck off!) Then she flew […]
I’ve gone back down to Todra Gorge, hence my lack of posts lately. I finally managed to get an internet connection at the hotel (after much shouting and confusion at Maroc Telecom), but it’s only a DIAL-UP. Ugh. 37KB? It’s like the Bronze Age or something.
After watching ‘The Sixth Sense,’ I’m feeling a little nervous. After all, one of the key plot points in the movie is that the little boy lives in Philadelphia, one of the oldest cities in the U.S. - with lots of history hovering around every corner.
Well, I got your history right here, buddy. Founded in […]
I discovered that the U.S. soccer team will be playing a “friendly” match against Morocco on May 23, in preparation for their World Cup visit. Not Morocco’s Cup visit, that is, since they got beaten in Group 5 by Tunisia. Sigh. Anyway, they’ll be playing in Nashville, Tennessee, and I mentioned this to my husband, […]
I’m going to add a new page to the sidebar called ‘Recommendations.” It will be a list of people/businesses that have provided excellent service at reasonable prices. Obviously, this will only be of use to those of you in Rabat, and even then, some of you may know them already - like ‘Univers Tailor’ on […]
