ولفتي شوية؟
I don’t like capitalism because they can’t do it right. I was doing some mindless research recently and found some astonishing facts. Do you know how small Kuwait is? United Arab Emirates? The information I found was upsetting, at least. Kuwait has 24 and the UAE has 27. My initial thought was that it only existed in very well developed nations, but no. The Philippines has both it and the Peace Corps. But not Morocco, of course not. Just my luck. Why can’t they just build a test version in Casablanca? Starbucks has entered into many markets, but do not have plans on entering into mine any time soon. I’m livid. If you’re going to embark on the paths of globalism, free trade and democracy, then you need a Starbucks. I’m looking for some financing to open a franchise here in Morocco, so you wealthy people who are just itching to donate to a Peace Corps Volunteer’s worthy, sustainable, job-creating project, can contact me via the above link.
I’ve been here for eight months now. The integration is good, the language is good and the food is still good. I’m practically Moroccan. There are two phrases that are shared by virtually all Moroccans when it comes to us volunteers. The first is used after a Moroccan realizes that a) you speak Arabic and b) you live here and after they’ve asked how long you’ve been here. The phrase is: ‘Wullifti shweeya?’ (ولفتي شوية؟). It essentially means, ‘have you gotten used to it [living here] a little bit?’ I don’t want to go into a diatribe when people ask me this question, so I usually tell them that I’ve gotten used to it, a little bit. The second phrase is used when you see someone who you haven’t seen in at least two days. The phrase is: ‘Feen ghbrti?’ (فن غبرتي؟) It means, ‘where did you disappear to?’ and this is surely the question that you’re asking, as well.
Honestly, I’ve been in Morocco. In my tiny village I don’t have electricity or water so I can only get to the internet when I travel to a city, which is a two day’s journey on camel. Yeah, so I’m also full of it, too. I have absolutely no excuse, especially since a new high-speed DSL internet café recently opened a literal seven second’s walk from my front door. I have a rough life, I know. I’ve spent the last couple of months merely living the life. I have worked extensively on my website, as you may have noticed, but that is no excuse for my apparent blogargy (weblog lethargy).
So as to not to keep you from your day jobs any longer, I will let you know where I’ve disappeared to and what I’ve been muddling in, but not in this post. It’s late and I’m sure you’re already thinking that this will be a marathon blogession (weblog session). So, take your time checking out the newly posted fotos and looking forward to a very detailed blog.
PS: I’m still working out the archive system, so please don’t get upset. Have a superb day!