The Couscous Chronicles: Moroccan State of Mind

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Moroccan State of Mind

Watch this first: "Empire State of Mind," featuring Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.

Then watch this: "Moroccan State of Mind," featuring Mary and Alaina (with appearances by your favorite blogger + Maria and Al "Cheeks" Saline).

Congratulations to Mary on an awesome first music video!

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amkJune 22, 2010 at 6:22 AM
Caitlyn- Mary and girls totally rocked it! Will show my girls Tetouan your style. Anne Marie
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LindseyJune 23, 2010 at 7:34 AM
Brilliant.
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MarieJuly 1, 2010 at 8:42 PM
i looooooove it.
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JessamyJuly 11, 2010 at 5:20 AM
Hey Caitlyn! It's Jessamy...first of all, your blog looks fascinating and I'm only sorry I haven't been following it all along. Looks like you are doing plenty of interesting work and, most importantly, meeting interesting people. Rod mentioned that you caught a glimpse of me during our Terana session today...what a crazy, crazy small world. I don't know if he mentioned this, but he apparently also met a very good friend of mine from Alexandria recently. Sometimes I think the Arab world is especially small, at least as far as these connections go. Anyway, it reminded me to stop by here & say hello. If you find yourself in New York anytime in the next two years (as it appears that that is where I will be), don't hesitate to stop by!
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Ahlan wa Sahlan, Welcome

Greetings all! It's Caitlyn here, and, armed with not much more than that brand new liberal arts degree, beginning Arabic skills now two years rusty and a youthful zeal inclined to overlook any such limitations, I am currently spending fifteen months living and studying in Morocco. The initial six will be in the imperial city of Fes, where I'll be burnishing my linguistic abilities at the Arabic Language Institute in Fes (ALIF). Then, in February, I'll move up north to Tetouan and shift my focus to an independent research project having generally to do with relations between Spain and Morocco during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s (see the first posting for details). I hope to use this blog to chronicle not only these academic endeavors but also -- primarily -- the ins and outs of daily life in Morocco.

How am I here?

My time in Morocco is principally facilitated through a Fulbright research grant. Run and partly funded* by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs within the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright program was established in 1946 with the aim of coordinating an intercultural exchange of knowledge, skills and ideas. Fulbright grants come in a variety of forms, from teaching to research projects, for everyone from recent college graduates to established professors and scholars; they are available for Americans who want to work in another country and for non-Americans to come to the States. As is typical, my Fulbright lasts about nine months. It will begin at the end of February, but from September until then I will be studying Arabic under a Critical Language Enhancement Award (CLEA). The CLEA is made available to those Fulbright grantees whose projects necessitate research in a "critical language," such as Arabic, Chinese, Pashto and Urdu.
* The other part of the funding is provided by the partner country. Morocco takes an especially active role in this partnership through the Moroccan American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (MACECE).

The Couscous Chronicles

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Moroccan State of Mind

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