Images from Casablanca to Tangier

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…