Back to the village for a sec. So remember that I said I had a sister who spoke English in the house I was staying at? I think I said that. Anywho, we got on the subject of music, and she was telling me the names of some Moroccan artists I should check out and also listing the American artists she likes. She mentioned Cat Stevens, which seemed random to me but I guess since he converted to Islam, it might make him more appealing? Also, my pretty conservative host-sister, who said she would wear the burka if her husband asked her too, said she was a fan of Bob Marley. I thought that was so great - while I've seen a lot of Bob Marley merchandise here, I didn't expect her to mention him. But that's not all. The thing that got me the most was that she talked about watching TV last year and seeing Michael Jackson's kids with their aunt. Clearly referring to all the footage of his family and all the events surrounding the death of Michael Jackson. Obviously I knew that Michael Jackson was a global phenomenon and his death was felt around the world, but hearing my host-sister talking about watching it made it real. She lives in a bigger town than the rest of her family because she goes to school there, but even still - we shared a kind of connection even back then, just because we were all following the same pop culture event unfold on TV and all sharing in the loss of this American icon. Ah globalization and the super-culture you've created.
And then just this little fun thing I wanted to share because I finally got a picture today.
Guess what we call him? Yeah... dread dog. Easy enough to remember. He hangs around near the main center where we take classes and oh. Makes me so happy every time I see him.
WORD OF THE DAY:
Fayl (pronounced f-eye-l, roughly) - verb. I'm studying a bunch of AFAAL (plural form of verb) right now for my test tomorrow. So I should go. Bye!
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