pureEvil

hello!

I am a graduate student doing research on the Internet use in Morocco (only Morocco, please).

I would like to get some impressions and figures from MOROCCANS who can be my eyes and ears since I am not currently in Morocco.

Please take a few moments to respond to a few questions or contact me with additional information. ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!! I understand that we are all busy, but I would like to get as much information as possible to be able to get a more clear idea about my research topic.

If you go to an ("cyber" or "cyber cafe")/ internet cafe.....

1. What city or town is the "cyber"/internet cafe in?

2. What is the approximate population of the city or town? (I can research this, if you do not know)

3. Approximately how many computers are in the "cyber"? a.(less than 5?) b.(5-10?) c.(10-20?) d.(more than 20?)

4. Are you male or female?

5. How many "cybers"/internet cafes are in your city or town? ---Is this a guess or estimate? or is this a verifiable fact?

(Please let me know HOW you got this info...from a directory? from personal knowledge? etc. I would like to know HOW to find this information online, if possible.)

IF POSSIBLE:

6. If you are in a "cyber," can you PLEASE count the number of female computer users. How many male users?

If you count, please tell me what time of day you are counting and what day of the week it is.

For example, "On a Monday at 17:00, I see 5 females on the computer and 9 males."

or: "On a Thursday, from 8:00 in the morning to 10:30 in the morning, I saw 6 females and 10 males."

YOUR HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Please pass this email to others that may be interested. (Moroccan information only* --if you are a visitor in Morocco, do NOT include yourself in the count. If you are in a "tourist" cyber, try and count Moroccan users only, if possible.)

If you are interested in sending quotes, do I have your permission to publish your name?

Please contact me at stoptheaquarius @ gmail.com

THANK YOU!

julie

nobody said they were watching the game on the "it's tuesday, what are you doing " thread!!!!!!!

just some (late) news: morocco won the practice before world cup soccer game that posed morocco's national team against the usa.

did anyone happen to record the game? i would love to get a copy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (i'll pay for mail and a cassette, of course) anyone? does tivo work for past programs? it was on telemundo on tuesday night.

morocco 1............. usa 0

hope that makes ( some of you) your day!

i haven't been here for a while, but i DO know this woman you are talking about. my husband had the displeasure of being "interviewed" by her. i use quotes when saying interviewed because she basically asked the same question over and over again: "why don't you speak english?"

someone mentioned a translator before...... good luck with that. there seems to be a LACK of translators there. when a moroccan woman (a secretary or something; NOT an "official") finally stepped in to translate, the conversation was very one-sided. this "helpful" woman did NOT translate what my husband was saying/asking. she only translated the questions Kim asked. he thinks that the translator even condensed some of his answers.

as for evidence..... being prepoared is the best solution. but also be aware that in our experience NOTHING was looked at. my husband had folders of pictures, telephone calls, email, letters, etc etc etc.......... NOTHING was looked at at all! when my husband told the translator that he wanted to show her the evidence, the "translator" took it upon herself to answer , "she (kim) didn't ask for that...."

good news........... he was approved!! however, he left the consulate NOT understanding what the outcome was. the whole process was very frustrating , not to mention belittleing. all she had to do was look at my job info in the paperwork.... or read .... read just about anything that was in her folder. my job is a french teacher, AND i work for a french company..... put 1 and one together and it's obvious that we communicate in french. she prefered to ask him (again, again, again) WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY he didn't speak english if his fiancee was american.

in short........... GOOD LUCK. be prepared, but if something goes wrong, don't feel as if you've done something wrong. i know these words aren't very comforting, but it will happen.... you will be together.... even if it just takes a bit longer.

chin up!!!!!!!!!!! we're all here for you..... we've either been-there-done-that, or we're in the same situation.

it's been a LONG time since i have signed online here....

here goes: it's unfortunate that your partner seems depressed. i certainly hope it's something he can get out of with, as mentioned before, a daily routine. it's SO important to have responsibilities (his ESL class etc) to get him out of bed. for additional "encouragement", is there some classmate that can help him? maybe someone who picks him up before class, then he'll feel a bit obliged to go. i'm sure that the routine and the communicating with classmates (who might be going through the same hardships) will help him immensly.

in the same line of thinking.... does he have any friends? life is pretty boring with just ONE contact. (not that you are in any way boring!!! lol) but it puts a LOT of pressure, and thus stress, on you to "perform/entertain" even after a busy day of work/ class etc.

i'm not sure what your financial situation is, but i'm pretty sure a trip to morocco is less expensive that a trip to the ER, sans insurance! maybe he needs to see his family and let them know how he is doing and let him see how that they are getting along without him. A 2 week trip or so is just enough time for him to see his family, but not so long that he gets stagnant in morocco. maybe knowing the expectation of his family --they expect him to be happy, succeed, work, learn etc, i'm sure-- with give him a little kick into a more vigorous lifestyle. my husband was quite proud to show off his accomplishments in the english language when he went to see his family about 9 months after arriving in the usa.

if a trip is affordable, and you think the depression is homesickness, maybe that could be a good solution... or a step towards a solution.

good luck!! keep encouraging him to go to ESL classes...... the ability to communicate makes SUCH a difference! it will give him a lot more independance and self confidence.