Right. So, off to Morocco, then?

Today, I woke up before 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning. I didn't know that was possible. So it's probably safe to say I'm excited about hopping a plane to Morocco to meet up with my buddy Josh. Not that I've had any time to think about it until today, mind you.

The last few days have been a whirlwind, working long days to finish up at Kalleone. Yesterday, I ran a well-attended workshop to bring my official work at the station to a close. I don't have time to reflect right now on what all that means to me, but am thrilled to report that they asked me to do a DJ set on the radio, repping Canadian hip hop when I return from Morocco. Time permitting, that should prove a highlight of this whole highlight-filled experience. And I may just get to break Shad and K'NAAN in this market, after all.

Though busy, the last few days have been awesome. On Thursday night, I had dinner and drinks with Carissa, my boss from Head Office in Toronto. We had a tremendous, lengthy chat, and it became abundantly clear that JHR has been pleased with my efforts, which is always nice to hear. I'm now more confident than ever that I can land another JHR contract if ever I so desire.

And I also feel that I know a lot more about the operations back in Canada, which makes me like the organization more. It's certainly got flaws, but the evening served as a reminder that, ultimately, JHR is a very young NGO run by caring, passionate people.

Carissa, for example, bartends a couple nights a week to supplement her modest JHR paycheque. It makes it easier to work hard for no money when you know the people back home aren't pocketing an extravagant salary either. At least I get the cool experience of living abroad.

Anyway, I'm going to have to cut today's musings short. Just wanted to provide a quick update. My flight lands in Casablanca in less than 24 hours, and I haven't really even thought about packing. So, I'm going to go do that. And then spend 12 hours sitting in the airport at Lungi waiting to board a 5:20 a.m. flight, because the ferry stops running this evening.

Please excuse the reduced blog frequency over the next couple weeks, but, you know, I wouldn't really have anything interesting to write about if I spent all my time on the computer. And I just might have scheduled one post to tide you over while I'm gone ...