Khalid Hussa 2008

I guess it is not surprising that I am posting my first blog almost a week into my time here in Morocco. Being a natural procrastinator doesn't help when there is very little time for writing anyway. Maybe, whoever may be reading this will appreciate that I have been trying to get out and do and see what I can instead. So when I do write, it will be interesting. Inshallah. God willing. Today we will leave the safety of our 71 large American group for the relative peace of our community based training, where we will live with host families in small village near Ourzazat. I meet them today as well. Here is how it works as I know it. We had nearly a week as a whole group when we first got here. One night in Marakesh, and three nights here in Ourzazat. Quick fact: Ourzazat is the "Hollywood" of Morocco. Remember Gladiator, The Kingdom of Heaven, Babel? All here. Plus others that I can't remember. I even met a guy last night who had met Jackie Chan and Jean Claud Van Dam here. Today marks the end of that. Then we move to our CBT sites for about two months, returning to Ourzazat once in a while for debriefing type activities. After the CBT, we will be sworn in as volunteers and be assigned to our permanent sites. My training village is just south of here. My time is short so I will wrap this first one up. Hopefully I will get a chance to write more about my CBT in the next post.