Cold Spring resident returns from Peace Corps assignment in MoroccoAfter taking an interest in the Middle East in college, Adriana Curto wanted to improve her shaky Arabic language skills. She thought a two-year assignment in the Peace Corps would help, but its programs in Jordan and Tunisia had been discontinued for security reasons. I knew going forward I wanted to be an advocate.”After returning to Cold Spring, she applied for the Peace Corps, which sent her to Rabat, Morocco’s capital, for training, which included eight hours of daily lessons in Arabic. I never felt comfortable, but being comfortable in the Peace Corps doesn’t exist,” she says. During her time abroad, Curto was, naturally, asked for her opinions on politics, although the Peace Corps suggests volunteers remain discreet.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 18, 2020 00:11 UTC