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11 January, 2009

Welcome to my Morocco Blog.

(Apologies to those of you who recently observed a very similar post on Amber's newly christened blog. In the future, our respective blogs should be different enough to warrant their dual existence.)

As many of you know, Amber and I are scheduled to arrive in Morocco on March 4th, the day after Moroccan King's Day! I am hoping that from that point forward, this blog will act as a journal and source of communication with you, my friends and family, while I am away. For now, there is no way to know how often we will be able to access the internet, but monthly updates are not an unreasonable assumption.

For the first 11 weeks (in-country training), I will be receiving mail at the following address:

Sean Shiel, Trainee
s/c Corps de la Paix
2, rue Abou Marouane Essaadi
Agdal, Rabat 10100, MOROCCO

After training, I will have a local address at my as of yet to be determined project site. I'll keep you posted. Mail to and from Morocco is sporadic. It normally takes 10-12 days for an airmail letter to arrive from the United States. Surface mail takes from 1-4 months. Mail that goes through the Moroccan post office is subject to customs inspection, censorship, and currency control. If you decide to send me a package (very much appreciated, I'm sure!), brown padded envelopes work well. Make sure that they are marked with a green customs stamp and are labeled as gifts, which should prevent the imposition of fees.

Can't wait to bring you more stories for Morocco! Keep in touch.