Public Space and Community, Filling the Void in the United States
While abroad in Morocco I was in awe over the sense of community that was facilitated through the utilization of public spaces. Growing up in the suburbs of the United States most of my experiences were fairly isolated. These feelings of individualism and isolation are even more prominent after returning from Morocco. In America we don’t hang out in public without a goal or activity, we don’t really talk to our neighbors, and we certainly don’t touch people we just met.