What a fantastic thing for an American woman from New Jersey to see the world like this! Young people need options. They don't have to stay put in one place. You are inspiring so many of our youth to expand their horizons. Learning about the world in book form has value, but seeing and doing the learning on your own terms really revolutionizes the educational experience. Thanks for doing this.
*With Western fuel shortage and squabbles against nations who preserve their own rights to keep their resources from being exploited by the West, these jaunts are going to become rare and rarer for tourists and more expensive. There are valid reasons for THAT.*
JOLLY, you’re absolutely right! I would love for one of the talk shows like Jennifer Hudson or Tamron Hall to have Maryjane on to talk about her fantastic travels. She could also become quite famous and make this her business, because she already films everything. A lot of the Public Service stations would be glad to have her on. Just like the guy who films all his trips to European and is probably a millionaire now, because they pay him to show his travels. Plus Maryjane has such a wonderful connection with folks she’s never even met, as she has that gift! Her videos are already professionally done!😀
One of the most beautiful country. The Moroccan diversity will blow anyone's mind. 12 years ago, I travelled from Tanger to the Sahara ( Dahla) and still carry the memories as being the trip of my life. Love the culture, the food, the hospitality, the landscape etc. Thank you for sharing these incredible moments and sceneries.
Indeed is diverse by tribes, cultures and history. The moors andalusians, the Amazighs of the north, Amazighs of the south, the Jews Amazighs, the Sephardic, the Moriscos…
The "Berbers" hate to be referred by that term. The Europeans coined that word for them. They call themselves the Amazighs (singular) or the Imazighen (plural).
The day I read about what the Europeans meant when they used the word, I stopped saying Berber when speaking about these beautiful people. It’s rooted in the word Barbarian, I was told.
@@njemilenantan2269 Thats absolutely not true. Berber doesnt mean black it means barbarian. Learn your history please. Its a slur just like the n word but used against us amazigh.
I spent 4 days camping in the Sahara, sleeping on the sand dunes in a 4-season sleeping bag in Tunisia. That was about 20 years ago. Morocco was beautiful too.
This is my favorite video you've made this far. This was so well done and beautifully shot. I love how you took us into the Berber's lives while being respectful of their wishes. Thank you! I throughly enjoyed this!
>Berber's no. those are the decedents of slaves that were brought there thanks to the thousand year of Islamic slave trade from Sub Sahara. These people are called “Gnawa”.
What amazes me with my own poeple (yes, I am Amazigh and proud of it) is that they can speak all kind of languages without any difficulties. Even in remote places.
I had an Amathigh coworker who could speak , along with his native language , Darija ( Arab dialect of Marocco ) , classsic arabic from school , French , german and Spanish .
@@TheMaru666 I speak and write my mother tongue, Tashlhit. I speak taqqbaylit (an Algerian berber dialect). I speak and write perfectly classical arabic, French, and English. I can also speak Moroccan darija and I can manage myself in Hassania (Sahraoui dialect). By the way, I am from Agadir region.
Myself and my husband visited Marrakech in 2016. Out of all the countries/continents we have visited, this is hands down our favorite! I too was asked if I were Berber and the natives named me Fatima. We absolutely loved this place. the authenticity and knowledge we received was bar none! We visited the tombs and went with a local native to visit the Beber natives and experienced their culture up close and personal! I can go on and on about this trip......((sigh). I highly recommend visiting to embark on the rich culture, Moroccan leather, hammand baths, and authentic stories of the natives!
You have done an amazing job recording this video. I am going to share this with my students during our International Fest. So informative and on point. This place is so beautiful.
My husband and I visited several Moroccan cities 11/2019. Excellent visit! The color, the culture, the mountains, the creativity, and the people are wonderful. We did a 1-nighter in the dessert; arrived to tent campsite on a camel. As MJ described, in the dessert night sky the stars are UNBELIEVABLY GORGEOUS. The beauty mesmerized me.
Mary Jane I have been following you for years! Thank you for exploring this Beautiful planet. I have learned alot just by observing you on your journey. God has blessed you with curiosity, strength, and wisdom. Thank you for sharing.🙏🏽
@@grannyklampit1710 we have to write our own his-story.. amazigh means freemen.. barbarian is because we had a matriarchal society which Greeks considered barbarian..
@@omarsoulay4764 you should do that. We get a very biased look at the amazigh. I've seen a lot of comments invalidating brown amazigh as slaves and the whites as the original, which has never made sense to me. In the media, whites are only shown, but that's the case everywhere it's possible. If I'm not getting things mixed up, aren't they the descendants of Slavic slaves and concubines?
I love how you mentioned that if electricity, internet, youtube etc. ended the Amazigh people would still survive. Some of the younger generation look down on their lifestyle and want to live the city life but forget that owning your own land and growing your own food is true wealth and freedom.
black people are tha original people all around the world on every single land mass indigenous to the whole earth. black people are tha first race on planet earth. dope video btw💯✈️
Maryjane, this was an excellent video! Thank you so much for sharing beautiful Morocco with all of us! It's really inspiring me to want to go! Many blessings to you on your future travels. I look forward to seeing your new adventures. Shalom! ☺️👏👏👏
Thank you so much for this video! I really love it and hope you make more of the Moroccan way of life. A side note: when you covered your head with the green scarf, you looked like a Princess of the Amazigh. Yes, gorgeous! 😍
This was great. My father was stationed at a base near Casablanca. I started 1st grade in Morocco. Arabic was the language that was spoken. I wish I was older and that I could have learned Arabic. Even though I was young I still have some very fond memories. 🙂
The Amazigh "Tuareg" tribe are the offspring of the Ancient Egyptian tribe called "Meshwesh". They ruled ancient Egypt for thousand of years. They worshipped Set. We Cushites worshipped Amun. Study ancient Meshwesh👍 lesson from a Somali Cushite🇸🇴
What a beautiful country , I visited it 4 times . Amazing Atlas mountains , souks and Atlantic sea. A great video, bringing back those wonderful memories , especially the Sahara experience. Thank you .😍😍
Morocco is an amazing country and it’s so different from city to city. So far one of my favorite trips. I’d like to go back and visit again. Your tour guide looks like a guy we had named Khalid. 🙂
@@hillsane9262you can still go there with no issues. Only catch is that there’s a wall in between a zone that’s not controlled by Morocco and then there’s the rest which you can go to freely
@@elsahrawi760 I love Morocco and it's people,what way are you talking about?I am Muslim and that's the only way I know, tribalism, régionalisme, pride,are not part of islam,when you get out that mindset,you would treat everyone like brother
How amazing!!! Morocco 🇲🇦 has always been an ultimate destination for me for so many reasons. Can’t wait. Ina few months. How are the bugs there in the desert? In the tents? Hotels? Etc…!? Be safe!
@@Faithful2611 I wanna go and get in touch w my roots but jus a lot of negative stigma and including sim of these comments but imma do more research and hopefully eventually make tht trip
Wow you are so beautiful you look like you belong there! My father lived in Morocco for 4yrs serving in the military and I have a Moroccan rug from there it's over 50yrs old!
you're absolutely gorgeous and this was an amazing video, but you definitely don't look amazigh or moroccan lol. The people who told you you did were probably just trying to start a conversation with you as i know that's a tactic many moroccans use when around tourists. Regardless, thank you for sharing our culture to the world and I hope you come back to visit! The north is also rich with Amazigh culture that is similar yet unique to the Amazigh people of the south :)
0:36 Original Moroccan woman. It's probably a picture dated to the mid-19th century. The majority of the population before the Suez Canal were dark skinned people
@@juniorchavesopicassodeyahu988 If you want they many things to share with you on history of Morocco....All started with the Moors ruled Spain know before as Iberia...France, Germany, England, Scotland, Ireland...All most of Europeans states...
I have been to Marrakech via Casablanca a few years ago but I didn't see any naturally Black people. Everyone that I encountered looked mixed. The Atlas mountain in July had snow covered mountains and cool! I love the food!
@@amazigha5045. We blacks in America.. recognize our own people. Deuteronomy 28:37 “And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.”
Thank you for going to my home Ouarzazate! I hope you liked it😍✌🏾 u shouldve worn our traditional clothes❤️🔥 also yall took the long way to merzouga😭 theres a faster one which is like 2 hours.
Yes Black Morocans so what? Even light skinned Morocans have strong Black features. Many look like Ethiopians Rwandese but have "lighter skin". I would be happy too fellow Africans. Mixed or Black they are continuation of the Native Africans living there for thousands of years.
@@jonastg4908 Tell me you dont know anything about moroccans without telling me. LOL. What he said is based. everyone knows this. Im moroccan amazigh. What he said is correct. Dont come in here with that "source: trust me bro" bs
Sorry but the berbers are not only in the Atlas mountains, but all around Morocco" Atlas mountains, Fez, Tangier, Rif ( alhoceima, Nador, Driouch), and so on. I would say all Moroccans are ethnically Berbers, some of them were arabized and others still talk in their mother tongue.
Berber is viewed by many as a derogatory term and Berbers therefore refer to themselves as Imazighen, or Amazigh people in singular form, which means free men. Most contemporary Berber speakers are now Muslim, due to the large Arab influence and occupation on the Maghreb. Traditionally, however, many Berbers/Imazighen people were also Christians.
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
No, it's just propaganda, I am Moroccan Berber and I know my roots perfectly well, we are not black at all and we are even whiter than the Arabs for some. The blacks of Morocco are for many descendants of slaves unfortunately, do you really believe that a population can be replaced so easily if it really existed?
Right??! it's so weird. No one in the video actually talked about black Berbers yet the comments are just riddled with this. Is it because the video is by a black person and because of the comment by the Berbers that she may look like them? It seems to have sent shivers and a knee jerk reaction for "some" people
Morocco is on my bucket list. Who helped you book your tour? Are there multiple tour packages? Do they eat goat meat? Goat is very tasty. I was just shocked that they only served chicken every night.
That was wonderful! I am going to Morocco in October and a friend sent this to me. Thanks so much for sharing your travels. I am of course subscribing. Have you been to Lisbon? Will be there in September. I’m looking forward to checking your channel out.
This is really cool vlog of your experience in Morocco. Makes me want to go there. I know one day I will because I have a dance friend there. I'm from New York and saw in the comments that you are from Jersey. Hey neighbor, I'm from Brooklyn. I traveled a lot before the end of 2019. Will start traveling again. I will also document my travels. Great informative video.
i just found this video and i have to admit if your picture hadnt been there i would have scrolled on but im biased towards black and beautiful women, wht can i say my mom was one! ive been to many major cities in morocco but never been to the sahara, got to go. thanks so much for sharing in such an organic and respectful way!
