The time I lived in Africa, and other stories.

C.S. Lewis (via libraryland)

souls-of-my-shoes:

Rachidia, Morocco (by courregesg)

(via theafricatheynevershowyou)

These Kiteboarders outside my office window are taunting me. 

It’s a miracle if I will get any work done here this summer. 

(Source: alanajoy, via libraryland)

gun shots ring daily. Despite the dense living.

But, it’s not like Baltimore. No, it’s just for sh*ts and giggles.

Still haven’t gotten used to that. Or, the fact that any hour of the day is happy hour.

bookmania:

from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

findvegan:

Vegan Shamrock Shake

nikolawashere:

Just Let It Go by Me

I had the pleasure to work with this beautiful girl in Morocco. 

peacecorps:

In the photo, I was teaching two of my host sisters, Samira and Hafsa, about how in America we make wishes on dandelions. We live in the Sahara desert but near an Oasis. Here the children know every plant, herb and even weed that grows. They always want me to eat some strange seed, or smell a weird plant. Now they know another use for dandelions! Photo taken by fellow Volunteer, Jo Troyer.

Peace Corps Youth Development Volunteer Rachel Rubinski

I live on a sandbar.

If I wanted to, everyday I could head to the shore. Scoop up the tiny granules of sand and let it flow through my hands. Watch the sunrise over the Atlantic. Facing Maghrib, “occidental”, or how you all know it, Morocco. 

Place a pin on my town and trace your finger due east. See that town right by the border of Algeria? That was my home 5 months ago. 

I’ve gone from a polluted town, called “Locust” in Arabic, plagued with lecherous men; to a rural town on the shores of North Carolina, named after the liquor pirates used to hide in the dunes. 

When I think of all the changes that have happened in the past year, it doesn’t even seem real. 

I have seen both cruel and terrible things, but I have experienced the beauty and love of strangers. But you know what? I wouldn’t change a thing. Not a thing in the world. 

This is my life, and I love where I am.