Do you live in a "land house" i.e. a place of residence supported by the ground? Today, I talk with Scott Racette, who emphatically does not. Besides sailing across the Pacific, he lives aboard the Azimuth, a 36 foot sailboat, and we talk about #boatlife. 

Today we examine friendships and how important it is. We hear from Dr. Paul Heck, Professor of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University and director of SORAC (Study of Religions Across Civilizations), and Said Nacchi, a public school teacher from Rabat, Morocco to discuss how our education and friendship interweave. 

Show Notes:

Paul Heck has been a part of Georgetown's Department of Theology since 2004 and is the founder of SORAC (Study of Religions Across Civilizations). His interests include the role of religion - specifically Islam - in society, Sufism, political theology, and theo-humanism. Fluent in Arabic, Professor Heck is a Fulbright Fellow currently teaching in Tetouan, Morocco for the 2018-19 academic year.

Sa'id Naqchi organizes the "Language through Companionship; Companionship Through Language" program in Sale, Morocco. The program provides students in low socioeconomic status the opportunity to create trans-Atlantic friendships with Americans while simultaneously practicing their English skills. During the summer of 2018, the program brought together students from five Moroccan schools at the International University of Rabat.

When someone asks you this question, what do you say? Sometimes it's not obvious. In this episode, I sit down with Tyson Laa Deng, a self proclaimed "global citizen". Legally, he holds a South Sudanese passport, but he has only every been there once...and that was to get his passport. In this episode, we discuss the intricacies of citizenship and what being from somewhere really means.

So what is this experiment all about? Take a listen.