update!update!

I've been neglecting my poor little blog... The past few weeks have been pretty exciting --

I have a brand new gig. Three-ish days a week, flexible hours, very wonderful sweet people. I will be working on a project to support/train women MPs, though currently it's a load of busy work. This doesn't excite me but I am trying to be optimistic. I had a dream the other night that I became a RightWingDemocracyMonster. Eesh.

Reseaarrrccchhh is coming along quite well. So far I've talked to a few NGO leaders/representatives who say they are doing significant work in implementing the family code reform and informing Moroccan women of their rights. One woman told me: "It's fallen on our shoulders!" Heavy load.... I suppose this is where governmental accountability might come in handy? Interestingly, I had the occasion to speak with a group of Moroccan women over the weekend who told me that they had never been approached by a women's group and couldn't even name one. Yeouch. Hopefully I'll get some happier answers as I continue talking to people...

I also started re-taking derija classes. They are going well except for the bossy Romanian man who thinks I say "Washington DC" with an American accent. Shouma! Pronouncing American cities with American accents in Arabic class! How daaare I? His arabic, by the way, is perrrfecccttt, of course (do blogs correctly relay saracasm?)

I'll sign off before bitterness sets in. More soon!