Our story with our scammed bride will continue today. Since 2015 our scammed bride has been in a relationship with a Moroccan man who has shown several red flags that she has refused to look at. Throughout the years our scammed bride communicated with this man through emails and messages. Despite him disappearing from time …
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Dar what does it really mean?
Today we will have a look at one of the most commonly used words in Darija. Whether you are in Morocco or you hear a conversation between Moroccans in your own country. Chances are you will here this word. The word I’m referring to is dar. For some of you who are starting your journey …
Dealing with a scammer
I’ve seen a few comments over the past few months when it comes to dealing with a scammer. More specifically it seems a lot of people seem to be caught up with the romance scam in Morocco. For those of you who haven’t read my article on avoiding the scammers should check it out here. …
Different uses for Argan oil
It seems everyone is aware of Argan oil these days. If you go to any store selling hair products, I’m pretty sure you will see some shampoo or conditioner with Argan oil in it. It became so popular that that whenever I go to Morocco, I have family members asking me to bring back Argan …
Daylight Savings
This coming Sunday many of us will be changing our clocks back 1 hour for daylight savings. For many of us, including myself, it means getting another hour of sleep. Although I generally enjoy this extra time, there was a period last year where I didn’t enjoy it at all. Most of you who have …
3nd – what does it really mean?
Today’s topic started with me trying to find the definition of to have. The word I ended up finding to meet my needs was 3nd. This word worked perfectly as a straight translation for the verb to have, helping me to describe things that I possess. There is another word in darija that can be …
Frustrations in my journey
When I started this journey, I knew that this would take a lot of work. I knew that I had to put the hours in to be able to learn darija. I told myself last year that I will be studying everyday and should be at least at an immediate level within a year. This …
Wella – what does it really mean?
Here we go again with another darija word. Today we will look at the word “wella”. To be honest, I don’t recall hearing this word in conversation but this could be that my listening needs to improve (which I am trying to do). The reason why I am writing about this word is because I …
Rfisa – what the heck am I eating?
Before I was married, I would spend a lot of time speaking to my soon to be wife about her and her culture. Although I knew many things about Morocco I was always interested in learning more. A lot of times we would speak about food. Having travelled many times to Morocco I thought I …
Moroccan Marriage Process Part 2
If you read Part 1 of this article you would see the documents required to bring to Morocco for marriage for the Moroccan marriage. Now let’s continue assuming you have brought the appropriate documents. I will try to explain the quickest and simplest way to complete this process. This is also assuming your embassy is …