the hated move
My name is Maroua Bakkali and I’m 16 years old and I live here in Meknes. I moved to this city 6 years ago and I really couldn’t stand it. First of all, we moved to Meknes because of my father’s work. The city was shabby with nothing to do and no place to hang out. In addition, the people here were mean. My native city is Rabat. I was born and raised there with my cousins. When I came to Meknes, I suffered a lot from the distance and separation from them. However, thank God I found some good friends who understood and supported me. It’s been 6 years that I have been living in Meknes and I still feel like a stranger. I’m a high school student and I love writing poetry, especially romantic ones. I love horse riding, too. Actually, I have such lovely friends with whom I hang out with. To be honest, I love them and I feel like myself when I am with them. Simply, I can say that I’m a hard and moody person and I don’t like laughing about stupid jokes. I hate hypocrites.
I just wanted to share my life because I think it is a tremendous event.
Maroua Bakkali
Writing Club
MY worries
There are many things that worry me, but the most common ones are being on time, waiting for summer to come and to finding a teaching job in America.
I worry about being on time because I don’t like to make other people wait because waiting is a bad thing for me and for the others; and I don’t like to be late for work. That’s why I try to arrive a little early because I work in the suburbs of Meknes. I need time to be on time and I have to be the first one to be at work to take care of my students. I know they need me and they need my help and I don’t want to disappoint them.
I also worry about waiting for summer to come because I want to see my son and I miss him so much. Although he is with his father, I am anxious and I don’t feel good because he is not next to me. I want to have my family together and I want to live with them forever.
Finally, I worry about finding a teaching job in America. That’s why I want to be successful on my exams here and there to improve myself and to find a job as a teacher of foreign language.
Loubna El Bolaoui
Writing Club