It’s been almost four months since we moved to Marrakech, and I haven’t done an update post on day-to-day life since October! Lots has been happening since then. I think that we’ve finally settled down into a normal life, a new-normal life. I’m happy to report that my surgery was very successful and I am …
Expat life
Last week was American Thanksgiving, and the first holiday we celebrated out of the US. I spent most of the day making all of the staples, roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, pumpkin and apple pies. The boys didn’t really realize it was Thanksgiving, because of course it wasn’t mentioned …
The number one comment/question people ask when they find out we’ve moved to Morocco is, “I/We would love to do that but I’m not sure how we can afford it/find job(s).” Of course, when considering moving this is a major stumbling block. A little while back I wrote a post about how people afford to …
(this post was originally written in 2013 and updated in 2015 and 2020 and 2023) We’ve just begun education our children under this system so while I can’t offer a long-term view, you can get a first hand account of our experience so far. My kids have been in school in Morocco for two weeks …
It has been so great to have many blogging friends offer guest posts for me during the last 10+ days (and there’s more coming this week!) It has given me time to spend settling into our new home, unpacking, and buying things to set up our new home. MarocBaba and I joked with his sisters …
In less than week we’ll be embarking on the final leg of our move to Morocco. What an interesting few months it has been. This probably won’t be my last post on the moving process but are my thoughts before take-off. I’ve gone through a tidal wave of emotions sometimes one at a time, and …