Serenity in the Souks: A Woman’s Musings from Marrakech

Beep! Beep!

The cartoonish sound of an off-brand Vespa horn fills my ears. I jump to the right just in time for it to teeter by. 

The old man driving shouts something indecipherable to a man lugging a sack of dried mint leaves and then reaches back to adjust the overflowing pot of couscous strapped haphazardly on the backseat. He’s followed immediately by a lazy-looking donkey pulling a cart of pink pomegranates and overripe limes.

From the store on my left, a shopkeeper beckons me to browse a room filled with handmade shoes of every color, shape, and size. In the background, a chicken squawks moments before he meets the butcher’s blade.

My nostrils sting with the pungent scent of black Savon and orange blossom.

I let out a sigh.

No matter where I turn, I am always blocking some form of traffic and always being ushered down the nearest sales funnel. But in the souks of Marrakech, you accept the chaos and become a part of it.

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