Hello, salam alaykom! It’s been a while! The kids and I made it safely through 3 days of travel to arrive in Taos, NM. Praise be to God.
On July 4th we went to the little town of Arroyo Seco to see the parade. Now, I do not exactly have patriotic fervor (fever?). As an American born in Morocco, I have never had a strong sense of attachment or belonging to either place. (let’s leave the identity politics essay for another post). However, I like to think that I appreciate the good things that both countries have to offer.
On this 4th of July, I was reminded of some of the things I appreciate about the US.
1-Organization and Order: the parade started promptly at the scheduled time of 1pm. People lined the street and kept orderly of their own accord. They were rewarded by being sprayed with water from the fire engine.
2-Low key and sense of humor: The parade floats were all home made with not a lot of fuss or money spent. Most of them had a funny theme.
Life in Marrakesh 