Tag Archives: #Morocco

Project Soar

Posted on January 21, 2018 by alicrain

Back in November, I attended a training for a program called Project Soar (PS). This is a girls empowerment program and I was really excited to attend. I had my counterpart with me who is the mudira (director) of the … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun Facts

Posted on September 9, 2016 by alicrain

Morocco is larger than it appears.   (source: www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/US/MA) One thing to note, though, is that the Western Sahara (starting about the bottom of Kansas and roughly the size of Colorado) is a disputed area*.  Due to the sensitive nature of this … Continue reading →

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Topsy Turvy

Posted on June 9, 2016 by alicrain

Since February my life has been a little upside down. *I moved out of the apartment I had lived in for 18 years and out of the community I had been in for almost 25 years. *After living alone for … Continue reading →

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The Struggle is Real

Posted on April 3, 2016 by alicrain

This past year I’ve been struggling to lose the pounds I gained during grad school (I’m sure age isn’t helping!). But now that I’m preparing to leave the country in 5+ months I’m torn between wanting to get the weight … Continue reading →

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Life is about changes

Posted on December 12, 2015 by alicrain

The Friday before Thanksgiving I received a call from the Peace Corps letting me know that the sector I was to work with the Kyrgyz Republic was being pulled for re-evaluation. For a frightful moment my heart stopped as I … Continue reading →

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