Tag: Morocco
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What to expect on a yoga retreat to Morocco
Our Morocco retreat takes place in three locations over eight days. We start in the hustle and bustle of Marrakech, move onto the serene quiet of the Agafay desert, and end on the coast when we’ll be lulled by the sound of the crashing waves in Essaouira. When you come on a yoga retreat to…
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For better travel, travel mindfully
My yoga and meditation practice affect my experience of travel… for the better! My travels this fall in both Morocco (leading my yoga retreat) and in Paris have solidified this belief for me. I started consistently meditating a year ago. Every day my meditation practice asks me to appreciate the good. Even on hard days…
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The Doors of Morocco
Doors are portals into other lives; the lives that could have been, could still be. My imagination always runs wild when I see a gorgeous new door. How long have the residents lived in their home? What are their lives like? Who are their great, lost loves? Why did they choose this home over all…
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India vs. France vs. Morocco
When I reveal to new friends that I have lived for 17 months outside of the United States in India, France, and Morocco respectively, one of the first questions they will ask is “How did Country A compare to Country B?” or “Which country did you like the most?” Often I respond with “They were all…
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An American Abroad: Travel Do’s and Don’ts
Over the past three years I have lived in four different countries (France, India, the United States, and Morocco). As I begin to travel back to the States for the Christmas holiday – a brief, three-week hiatus home before heading back to Morocco until July 2017 – I have been reflecting upon what my travels have…
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Exploring Northern Morocco: Chefchaouen, Tetouan, Asilah, and Rabat
When my parents flew into Morocco for a ten-day visit, I simply could not help myself. I had to take them to Chefchaouen. The “Blue City”, with its winding allies, its relaxed atmosphere, and the Moroccan grandmother who, in my opinion, makes the best ghoriba cookies in Morocco, called to me. We spent two days…
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Wandering in and above Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen looks like a Pinterest-gasm of peeling-paint and antique doors exploded over the physical walls of a fifteenth century city. I spent three blissful days there with friends over the long weekend for Muharram. My best advice for you is to wander through the old medina (Arabic for city). Leave your watch and your phone…
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Solo Travel to Marrakech
For the Eid holiday weekend I traveled alone from Ifrane to Marrakech via a one-hour car ride followed by a seven-hour train ride. The train taught me about the limits of my patience and the tolerance of my stomach against motion sickness, as I persisted in reading my book despite my better judgement (For future-me,…
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Seven. Eight, if you include the sheep.
As I have done in the past, this is my “first week in Morocco” post to compliment my first week in India and first week in France posts from 2013 and 2014, respectively. Predictably, moving to Morocco has been full of challenges and successes. Challenge: Having a few unstructured days before I began work in…
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The Beginning of a Moroccan Adventure
Below you will find a variation on the now-obligatory blog post announcing that I will be leaving the United States for Morocco. I do actually plan to occasionally blog (*gasp*). I can make a few promises just so that you have some baseline at which to establish your expectations: There will be lists. And lots…