Travels!

Dear friends and loyal readers (I like to think that I have a few),

I've packed, said my bsalamas and received my trek salamas in return. For the next two-ish weeks I'll be away from my tiggmi in the Souss and traveling to and around Northern Morocco for technical training. I'm excited to get out of the intense heat and to see other (cooler) parts of Morocco (where, by the way, they don't speak Tashlheit -- que dommage!), but I have no idea what's planned for this training, so I can't speak on when I'll get around to posting next.

So, just like waaaaay back during my first training: if I fall off the face of the earth for a few weeks, don't worry too much. I'll be fine. I will return home and on the old schedule by... oh, let's say Ramadan (the middle of August), incha'Allah.

Hope you all are staying cool!


P.S. Yes, here we spell incha'Allah with a ch instead of the American sh. When texting, things get a bit weird: chukran, chebab, etc. The white people's language here is French, not English. If it pains you to look, avert your eyes.

P.P.S. I'm in Tiznit right now, at a cybercafé with air conditioning (!!!!!!!) and a Berber-banjo rendition of Oh, Susanna playing in the background. Ghwad ur igi 3di. Manza tamazightinu?!