My first week in Morocco has been a whirlwind!
After traveling for 24 hours, my husband and I arrived to a very hot Casablanca where my friend Vanessa picked us up and invited us back to lunch at her penthouse apartment. Look at the beautiful view of the city and the famous mosque on the water.
Loved her Hamsa (the blessing hand of God) in both the Jewish and Muslim religions. This one is Jewish with Hebrew letters.
Moroccan families are always so welcoming and the women are amazing cooks! I spent some time in the kitchen helping bake pastries and delicious chicken tagines. Beautiful Moroccan dresses have been given to me as gifts so you’ll see I’ve been putting them to good use. Seeing different people’s customs, rituals and foods creates an open-mindedness in a whole new way!
The hospitality in Morocco is spectacular. The guest is queen so I’ve been treated in the most gracious way. Morning and afternoon tea is a delight! While some people dress differently here, you realize that people are people and we all want the same things in life. Joyful conversations, delicious food, comfortable homes and loving families are what we all have in common.
Morocco is a mix of modern and traditional in every sense from the architecture, design, clothing, lifestyle, food, mentality etc. I love the juxtaposition of old and new. Today we drove down to my husband’s favorite city, Tangier. It’s special to us because it’s where we met. Tangier is beautiful and overlooks the ocean where you can see Southern Spain in the distance. Here’s a picture of us as well as me with the Moroccan ladies.
The colors in the clothes, buildings, decor and spices in Morocco are gloriously rich. I received a pink and gold Moroccan dress as a gift so I slipped it on! Do I fit in? What amazing, strong, beautiful women I’ve spent time with this week. It has really opened my eyes to the close-knit, supportive, connected, spirit-filled energy of families that “look” and “seem” so different but in the end are very much the same as all of ours in the States.
What a great week! Can’t wait to welcome all the Americans to my Infuse Your Spirit retreat this Friday, September 16th!
In Moroccan Arabic, I’m saying Besaha (enjoy) and Beslama (goodbye) for now…
Jayme, the pix and you are beautiful. Glad to hear you are having such an amazing time. We are looking forward very much to seeing you and Zou in a few days. I see Zou is wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt. Isn’t he super hot? Love, love (how do say this in arabic)
Hi Jayme
The pictures are amazing! What a wonderful trip for both of you! Can’t wait to follow your adventures!
We send our love.
thanks so very much, everything looks delicious.
You guys look so happy, many blessings to you.
Love you
Lorraine and Elliot
Much love to you and Zouhir and your Moroccan family! The photos are glorious,the dresses (and you in them) are beautiful, and the food looks scrumptious. I can’t wait to see photos of Romi, Bob & Joan as well! Please give everyone my love. Alex said he’d love you to join you on one of your upcoming retreats!
Love, Paula
P.S. I also adored that hamsa!
Hi Paula! Glad you are enjoying the pictures and blog. Yes, the hamsa in my friend’s home is beautiful. The food, garb and everything in between is spectacular. All the women have bought Moroccan dresses in different colors and Bob bought one for men! We would love Alex to join us on the next one. Hope all is wonderful!