http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco I'm starting anew! Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:17:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 So within the past couple of week a new law has gone into effect here in Morocco: seatbelts! Did I tell you that I once almost got thrown out of a taxi for trying to wear my seatbelt? Well, I did, and I hope I find that taxi driver ... http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco/index.php?p=72 Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to announce that you can now begin making a difference in the world! The GAD Conference: Engendering Development in Rural Moroccan Leaders is now accepting donations! So, you must have known that it was only a matter of time before your favorite Peace ... http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco/index.php?p=71 Some of the munchkins wondering what the heck I'm doing. The two-year olds: Wisal, Mohasine, Anis, Mirawa Mohasine trying to give Wisal a peck on the cheek. http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco/index.php?p=70 I can't tell you the last time I felt this busy. Wow. It's great, but it's also tiring and something that I'm not really used to anymore. The Moroccans think I'm crazy for not being able to have just a "spot" of tea. Besides continually working ... http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco/index.php?p=67 This is Faisal, I'll tell you a lot more about him and his friends soon. http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco/index.php?p=66 So it's about 7pm and I haven't left my house yet. For some reason, it's just one of those days where I don't feel like going out, drinking tea, and listening to sermons on religion and politics. It's okay to have one of those days; I'm sure all ... http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco/index.php?p=64 So I've been in Rabat since Sunday working on putting together an upcoming leadership conference for rural leaders, incompassing gender and development, and am happily surprised, once again, at the difference between this city and our volunteer sites. There are amazing organizations who are active, passionate and making changes ... http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco/index.php?p=63 If you'll take your eyes and move them to the little combination of letters that say "Gallery", you'll have a splendid opportunity to click that link. Once there, you'll notice that I've posted pictures from Boston, Guelmim, Essaouira and Marrakech. Most importantly, I finally have posted all the ... http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco/index.php?p=62 Host family relations are back to normal. Actually, only for that span of about two minutes were they strained. That's just the way it is here. Bill remembers that feeling of being 'frozen out' over at his site, and as he mentions, you quickly have to forget ... http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco/index.php?p=61 3id l'kabir (the 3 is the Arabic letter عwhich isn't present in any other language that I know of). The big feast. 3id l'ađħa. The feast of the sacrifice. The most important feast in the Muslim calendar. The feast that was My eldest host brother comes to my ... http://www.joshuahaynes.org/morocco/index.php?p=60