Twas the night before l3id
and all through the city,
Thousands of sheep thought "oh what a pity!"
Their lives before had been so much fun,
but early tomorrow their hearts would be in a bun.
the people all shopped for new clothes and new shoes,
you must be very clean to avoid slaughter blues.
they made lots of cookies, and cakes and of treats,
we must have something to counteract all those meats!
with less than 12 hours, before the big feast
the children all dreamed of the passing of that big beast.
the beast who slept poorly cause he knew what was coming
no more would his life be of eating and sunning.
Happy Eid to all and to all a full stomach!
It's a work in progress people, i'm no poet! but i did have a very enjoyable feast this year. Unfortunatly it was on the same day as new year's eve, but that's life.
I'm happy to say that i stayed in my apartment until almost noon in order to avoid the action. i think one year is more than enough. When i got to my host family's house, they were finishing up the goat (two families, two animals!) and starting on the inerd kababs.
I ate them. yep, i ate kababs made of heart, lung, liver, fat and other various inerds. aren't you proud! not bad as long as you dont think about it too much. lots of spices and the bread really makes it all quite tasty!
i then put on my brand new Emelheff and went off for some visiting. I went to the homes of three different families and enjoyed lots of tea and cookies. it was so much better this year because i'm just so much more comfortable. i know people, i move around, it's great!
then i stayed the night at a friends house and we drank a little whiskey to bring in the new year. it wasnt the most fun i've ever had, but not too shabby.
This week is school vacation, so i'm taking it easy. doing a lot more visiting of families and socializing these days. it feels good. 11 months to go.
and all through the city,
Thousands of sheep thought "oh what a pity!"
Their lives before had been so much fun,
but early tomorrow their hearts would be in a bun.
the people all shopped for new clothes and new shoes,
you must be very clean to avoid slaughter blues.
they made lots of cookies, and cakes and of treats,
we must have something to counteract all those meats!
with less than 12 hours, before the big feast
the children all dreamed of the passing of that big beast.
the beast who slept poorly cause he knew what was coming
no more would his life be of eating and sunning.
Happy Eid to all and to all a full stomach!
It's a work in progress people, i'm no poet! but i did have a very enjoyable feast this year. Unfortunatly it was on the same day as new year's eve, but that's life.
I'm happy to say that i stayed in my apartment until almost noon in order to avoid the action. i think one year is more than enough. When i got to my host family's house, they were finishing up the goat (two families, two animals!) and starting on the inerd kababs.
I ate them. yep, i ate kababs made of heart, lung, liver, fat and other various inerds. aren't you proud! not bad as long as you dont think about it too much. lots of spices and the bread really makes it all quite tasty!
i then put on my brand new Emelheff and went off for some visiting. I went to the homes of three different families and enjoyed lots of tea and cookies. it was so much better this year because i'm just so much more comfortable. i know people, i move around, it's great!
then i stayed the night at a friends house and we drank a little whiskey to bring in the new year. it wasnt the most fun i've ever had, but not too shabby.
This week is school vacation, so i'm taking it easy. doing a lot more visiting of families and socializing these days. it feels good. 11 months to go.
the market before the feast was huge and bursting with people!!! here they are picking out the perfect animal to sacrifice.
and of course stocking up on fruits and vegetables!!! this is how i buy my food every week. we have the market on tuesday and wednesday. 
spices!! i love how this looks, but it must be a pain to pack up everyday.
this is the store of my tailor. he does great work!
you can buy anything you can imagine at the market.
3 comments:
Teresa,
Awesome poem and great stories and pictures. Sure sounds like you're getting the "swing" of the Morrican life. Good for you! Keep sending pictures and dropping us a quick note whenever you get a chance. We all miss you!
Sue
I am digging this blog... nice work smalls. I quit the bad job and am looking forward to happy jobs soon. Hope you are well. I really like your blog. Thanks for posting it. Gloria
What's up African pal? Same continent, different experiences. Don't think Morocco's going to happen for me. Although those pictures of the waterfalls look great. Do you have anything like Cross-Sector meetings in Morocco? Our's is coming up. We just got a new Country Director. The old one was not so effective or well-liked. We'll see how the new guy is. It's winter there? It's summer on our side. February is HOT! When you go back to the US after COS are you going direct or do you want to plan something? Keep me posted friend. Hope things are great!
PC friend
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