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How would it feel to meet randomly an old friend from your country, that just moved to your "city"?

it feels just GOOD

:)

Impressions,

ATTITUDE _Marrakech&Essaouira_

Passing by a kiosque in Chiado to buy my favourite portuguese magazine, got that pleasant surprise :Art, Design, Architecture, Style.....ATTITUDE issue about Marrakech&Essaouira.

Sometimes I wonder if people in Europe really know what Morocco is,
Apart beaches, surf, tourism and holidays....
A country where values, words are important,
Country where the "art de vivre", has inspired designers, artists, poetes, cooks, painters, movies...... and still,
A country where we live with refinement, and where everything exists with art,
A country that is in the top 10 of the most luxurious destinations in the world,
A country that has the strongest culture and tradition in the arabic world, mixed with a very open minded mentality to embrace whatever is new.....
A country where women are the most emancipated in the arabic world, they are tough, strong, and the best for business,
Where no one dies starving, where everyone shares everything, from the heart,

When you are hosted in a moroccan house, the fascination you feel about the slightest details takes you into a journey throughout food, decoration, music, lights, flavours, scents.....Everything!
When you have a moroccan friend, you can be sure that he is close to you, more than family can be, he says, he does, you need him, he will be there for you.....
One day, an Italian friend told me,
"when you date a Moroccan woman, you enter in a realm full of magic, delicacy and mystery .... the charisma, the hair, the eyes, the smile, the way they move, and the way they know how to take care of men....You cannot go back to "normality", she can leave you if you don't value her, but you can never leave or forget her"

.......

By living in abroad since 7 years, working in famous groups, knowing famous people, traveling, visiting good places......I concluded that the majority of Europeans missed it all!!!
Looking through their ego of being "in the community"....they missed life,
I still get surprised by their ignorance, narrow mind, and judgment.....

I remember how I laughed when a frenchy asked me, "oh I never imagined that a Muslim girl can be dressed like this, so, how does it feel to be in europe? you don't have to wear the veil here huh?", then I replied "have you ever been to morocco or an arabic country?", he said :"no", then I said: "then may be you should visit, rather than watch Muslim TV"
Another one asked me "ah you speak french so well, without accent, are you french with moroccan origins", I said "No, I learned arabic and french at the same time, and my parents always talked to me both languages", then she said with a surprised look "Oh your parents speak french ???and how many languages you speak?", then I replied with the smile "5 languages, and you?"....then she said: "I speak french, and can have a basic talk in english....."!!!
In my first job in Paris, in the architecture department of Louis Vuitton, every morning I brought croissant for everyone, not to eat alone in front of them, after 4 times, they started asking me if I was trying to get something from my boss doing that, and I said, "no in my culture, it's impolite to eat in front of the others without sharing, so I bring for everyone....", could it be any worse??? Yes ... :)
One day, I was wearing a short skirt, and a collegue passed and said "u shouldn't be wearing short things, u are muslim", I replied "because I have the body that fits with it......", ok ok a bit bitchy, but she deserved it..........

Last week I was talking with my master about europeans, how they think they are the best ..... and that they should be the reference, does it have a relation with colonization ? for sure....

but why portuguese forget their history then? and forget that they have arab blood....culture, architecture, art.....and names everywhere, how can they act racist, or overproud, with their own roots, instead of considering it a wealth?.....

The only reason I can find for that questions is : IGNORANCE!

So, read, watch and learn
;)

"Non stai vivendo se non sai da vivere....."

"These days, man know the price of everything, but the value of nothing"

Oscar Wilde,

The past is the past,
The present is what matters,
so why is it hard to move on?

That's the big question,

"Cada ação (Karma = ação) protagonizada gera inexoravelmente uma reação, ainda que a ação inicial tenha sido apenas palavra ou pensamento. Então, devemos tomar muito cuidado com o que dizemos e com o que pensamos, não por uma razão meramente moral, mas por saber que não haverá como furtar-nos à responsabilidade das consequências."

Mestre DeRose

4 years,

And still that question in my head......What if ?
Miss you Father,

It seemed impossible,

Until I did it,

She decided to start living the life she imagined,

Time for conclusions,

Counting my rainbows........

and wondering, when was the last time I did something for the first time ?

v i v e r e,

"allora cosa cerci?"
"non lo so, forse niente, forse tutto. magari adesso, più che cercare, voglio vivere quello che mi capita, quello che la vita mi dà"

l'Histoire a appris que la vertu ne peut rien contre le vice ....
Et que,

Pour triompher contre le cynisme,

il s'agit d'être plus cynique encore

.........Citation de Zakaria AS

..... Changer de Cap

Ne jamais regretter le passé,

C'est ce qui nous fait vivre .......

...... Tribute to my Country,

With no fear,

Everything is always easy to me,

Changes are the spices that make my life smile

Morocco, I keep you in my heart,

Not to loose the connection,

As long as I know from where I am .....

......... I am a citizen of the world,

............. the best things about getting lost,

Is what you find along the way ......
Here, or there......no matter where,

I am just free!