Just over two years ago, in February 2017, my wife Jacqueline and I booked flights to Morocco to spend 10 days exploring the country. Morocco had been on our radar of places to visit, so when the opportunity presented itself, we jumped on it.

When a Peace Corps Volunteer arrives in their host community, they’re paired with a counterpart.

As a Korean American who grew up both in the U.S. and Korea, I have continuously asked myself, “Where do I belong?”

Most people in my site know that I’m not Muslim.

One of the goals of Peace Corps service is to promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.

When I was 14, I heard that an American Peace Corps Volunteer was teaching English classes in my town, Amizmiz, situated in the high Atlas Mountains of Morocco.

When my husband, JK, and I were Peace Corps Volunteers in Morocco, we quickly became immersed in the routines and traditions that go with living in a Muslim country.