Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	Moroccan MENA members!!!	I agree! There is a part of me that would love to live in Morocco. Take the Taxi to the market to buy some spices Decorate my own home Teach at the American School Go to Ain Diab at night and sit on the beach It just seems slower and more stressless there	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-23 09:24:00
Middle East and North Africa	Moroccan MENA members!!!	QUOTE (najia @ Apr 22 2009, 10:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Leyla @ Apr 22 2009, 04:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nadia and Hisham. They have a little boy named Adam and their other boy is over in Morocco with the family I think i don't know a Moroccan woman with the name of Nadia... May be i'll have the chance to meet her one day Inshaallah. She is such a nice woman.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-23 07:27:00
Middle East and North Africa	Moroccan MENA members!!!	Nadia and Hisham. They have a little boy named Adam and their other boy is over in Morocco with the family	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-22 16:10:00
Middle East and North Africa	Moroccan MENA members!!!	QUOTE (najia @ Apr 22 2009, 12:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone, It's been a while that i didn't post in visajourney!! mmm... Just busy with a 9 months baby Name: Najia (I've been here in the US for 21 months) Where you're from: New Orleans, LA SO's name: Anouar (Moroccan - US citizen). He's been in the US for more than a decade. Where are we from in Morocco: I'm from Mohammedia - He's from Casablanca Anything else you want to add: We have a 9 months baby girl. Through this topic, I'd love to make new friends. Hope to find some members living in my area. Not to many Moroccans in New Orleans metro area Tarik has a sister and brother in law living in New Orleans.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-22 13:12:00
Middle East and North Africa	Moroccan MENA members!!!	Wow I wish we could go back to Morocco soon. Money is a big issue for us now. I know it's hard for Tarik now to be away from his family and I'd love to go back just for a while I can't ever find tickets for anything less than $1500!	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-22 07:25:00
Middle East and North Africa	Moroccan MENA members!!!	Cool! It's nice to meet you all (so far ) I find it pretty funny that "Tarik" is a popular name and so is Taza Where are all my Casa people? So next question: Have you been to Morocco and if yes, what did you think about it? What are some funny/memorable experiences you had?	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-20 13:59:00
Middle East and North Africa	Moroccan MENA members!!!	Oh... and add if your SO is here, or there... Thanks	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-17 08:51:00
Middle East and North Africa	Moroccan MENA members!!!	QUOTE (charity&mounssaif @ Apr 17 2009, 09:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Name-Charity Where are you From- Kentucky SO's Name-Mounssaif Where they are from in Morocco-Taza Anything else you want to add- I will be with my fiance Saturday Woo hoo!! Are you going to Morocco?	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-17 08:39:00
Middle East and North Africa	Moroccan MENA members!!!	QUOTE (thkcmp @ Apr 17 2009, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Name: Connie Where you're from: Bessemer, Alabama SO's name: Tariq Where they are from in Morocco: Khemisset Anything else you want to add: Will be with my SO 6 weeks from today That is so exciting!!!!	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-17 08:36:00
Middle East and North Africa	Moroccan MENA members!!!	HEY MENA Family! I thought we should have a MENA Morocco thread Let's fill in the info: Name: Where you're from: SO's name: Where they are from in Morocco: Anything else you want to add: Here goes! Name: Michelle Where you're from: Delaware, OH SO's name: Tarik Where they are from in Morocco: Casablanca Anything else you want to add: Not really. I'm sure something will come up in this thread	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-17 07:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sultan's Kitchen	I'm having trouble cooking with variety in my house. I want a pleasant mix of American/Moroccan food but I don't have the money to buy the variety of ingredients I need! Any suggestions or sample grocery lists? lol	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-17 08:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A way for my fiance to visit while approval process is underway	I'm beginning to "freak out." I was so excited to hear that my fiance was having his interview this past Tuesday, but he didn't get his Visa right away. It looks like it won't even be soon. Our case needed to be "processed administratively". *ugh!* I have read that there is a way for your fiance to come to the US while the case is being processed after the interview. I have a few questions: -Is it worth the hassle? -How do you go about requesting something like this? -Are there special conditions that need to be met? -How long are they able to stay? I haven't seen my fiance in a year and my heart is really hurting. Plus during the process of applying for a visa they "Strongly suggest wedding plans are in order," so I planned for Labor Day weekend. But now they're telling me they don't think it is a good idea to plan for anything just yet. I am getting very discouraged. Please give me some advice.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2008-07-17 21:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	help needed,k1 visa approved,but fiance disapered	QUOTE (estadia @ Sep 20 2008, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Lostin us @ Sep 20 2008, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi everybody,well after a long wait i decided to share my probleme with visa jounery users,and i hope i can find any help,well i just got my fiance visa,iam a male,and my fiance decided to leave for someone else,iam still in my country,and i already got a ticket to leave to the state,and the news came as a break,i dont know why,how or when,but she decided so like that,she is a nice person and i always have respect and love to her,my question is,is there anyway to leave to the state and stay there legaly,a friend of me who she is citizen proposed her help by a marriage certificatre,she do work with the gouvernement as a police officer,my wonders are,if i go to the state and without over straying my period,i marry my friend,can i apply to adjust statut?is there any other way to do it?and i heard that if i over stay my period,even by 180 days,and i get banned for 3 years or 10,i have the right to pay for it,and get the record earsed by money,i mean legaly because i have read it here somewhere,i hope i get some info from you and if you need any other info i can provide,thank you. wow first u can not come to the usa to marry someone else.........but if u got married to someone else and left to go back to ur home and applied for marraige visa from ur own country i dont know if would be considered fraud or not......there are more experienced people on this board that can give u a much better answer than i have im sorry for ur problems sara If your fiance left you for someone else, you deserve something much better. Secondly... do not come to the US to marry someone else just to be here. That is a BAD idea for a lot of reasons. If you want to be in the US I would suggest going the truthful route and applying for a visa in your home country. I wish you the best.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2008-09-20 17:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Pregnant Fiancee in Philippines	QUOTE (itzallgood @ Apr 11 2009, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Leyla @ Apr 11 2009, 06:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wouldn't use a kid to slow or speed up the process anyway. That is SOOOOOO not a good idea........ So please share what a MENA man does in a similar situation Wow... hostile much?	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-11 20:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Pregnant Fiancee in Philippines	I wouldn't use a kid to slow or speed up the process anyway. That is SOOOOOO not a good idea........	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-11 20:17:00
Middle East and North Africa	Saturday Saturday Saturday	I'm so bored right now. I am watching Family Guy reruns (LOVE IT!) and made some delicious hamburgers (ground beef, egg,minced onion, salt, pepper and Worchestershire sauce). ........Just checkin in lol.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-11 18:01:00
Middle East and North Africa	Saturday Saturday Saturday	QUOTE (JeanneVictoria @ Apr 11 2009, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good morning and happy Saturday to everyone! Overcast today with a little rain. It's beautiful!!! Nagi, try to get some rest today sweetie. Hope you will feel better soon. Judy, hope you also will get more rest today. Charles, won't be long now! Take care everyone. Have a great day and a wonderful weekend. Omg... funniest story about that cat picture... My mom and dad went on a motorcycle trip to North Carolina once. They took the truck and a huge walk in trailer for the motorcycles. I was left at home to watch the animals. I called my mom after a day and asked her if she had let my cat Precious outside before they left because I hadn't seen her. She said no, but she's probably around somewhere. After a few more hours I got a phone call. My dad said "Guess who came to North Carolina with us?" LOL! MY cat had crawled in the trailer before they left and was inside the whole way to NC! They bought her some food and a cat carrier and took her to some local attractions and took pictures IT was too funny.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-11 15:46:00
Middle East and North Africa	Easter Sunday	Good Morning! Happy Easter to those of you celebrating religiously, secularly or otherwisely I am so bored right now! lol	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-12 07:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	Monday	I'm on my second load of laundry. Holla!	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-13 17:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	Monday	QUOTE (Turia @ Apr 13 2009, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i want one of those! You will get one I had to live 2 1/2 years without a W/D in my apartment. I don't like laundry facilities	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-13 13:53:00
Middle East and North Africa	Monday	QUOTE (Astarte @ Apr 13 2009, 02:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Kewl! Is it one of those fancy new steam ones? No it's the normal renting them from my apartment complex ones.... lol but either way I have MY OWN WASHER AND DRYER!!!! ...and it feels so good	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-13 13:51:00
Middle East and North Africa	Monday	OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! .....wait for it...... I GOT A WASHER AND DRYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-13 13:26:00
Middle East and North Africa	Monday	Good Morning everyone! I am SOOOO tired. My husband made me stay up and watch the last two episodes of the second season of "Sleeper Cell" with him. I haven't been up this early for work in forever! Hopefully it will be a good day and the tips will be generous. Inshaallah.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-13 05:19:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday	QUOTE (Aymsgirl @ Apr 14 2009, 06:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We didn't get rain here today. I am between Miamisburg and Middletown, Ohio. We did get bad thunderstorms last night though. Oh my god... lol the other night I was upstairs folding clothes and there was a HUGE clap of thunder that shook the windows. Tarik ran up the stairs and sat in the bed. He screamed: "Leyla! What the **** is that?!" I laughed so hard! My baby is scared of thunderstorms	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-15 08:59:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday	QUOTE (Donna A @ Apr 14 2009, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Leyla @ Apr 14 2009, 02:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Donna A @ Apr 14 2009, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ok all u ohio girls...wheres my rain that u guys are getting. i threw down some grass seed yesterday and now i need the rain they say we are 70% chance of getting and theres nothing yet!!!! Where are you in Ohio? lol I'm in Delaware and it's been raining ALLLL day. youngstown...northeast. we got a few sprinkles but nothing to brag about. I got brag-able rain today.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-14 17:24:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday	QUOTE (Donna A @ Apr 14 2009, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ok all u ohio girls...wheres my rain that u guys are getting. i threw down some grass seed yesterday and now i need the rain they say we are 70% chance of getting and theres nothing yet!!!! Where are you in Ohio? lol I'm in Delaware and it's been raining ALLLL day.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-14 13:55:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday	thank you. thank you very much	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-14 08:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday	Here is the picture I was trying to show everyone It's Tarik and I after painting. You can see the purple behind us and on our face lol	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-14 08:32:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday	Good Morning! I'm already doing laundry with my new washer and dryer! (omg omg omg! ) It's raining a lot here in Ohio (just incase you didn't believe it the first time it was mentioned in this thread lol). Here's my schedule: Work 10:30 -3ish (I'm a server) Home 3ish-7 Grocery shopping after Tarik gets home I'm hoping to get everything else in my home packed away. The Laundry was taking up so much space. So I hope I can get all of that done today and maybe put some pictures up. I wish I would get my tax return already so I can buy curtains! lol The walls look so naked! We painted my living room purple. It's pretty crazy but I LOOOOOOVVVVEEEEE IT! I tried to upload a picture but they're too big and I don't know how to resize them on my Mac. Grrrrr.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-14 08:12:00
Middle East and North Africa	Wednesday is Hump Day!!!	QUOTE (Berber Mama @ Apr 15 2009, 07:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jillai @ Apr 15 2009, 06:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It must be nice to watch American tv lol.... we have some movie channels here... that play mostly older american made films.... and we do occasionally get new stuff , on show cinema... but not often. Also, we have a channel called mbc 4, it has American news, Oprah, American Idol, Ghost whisperer, Charmed, Dr. Phil, Doctors, Beauty and the Geek... so I watch that channel most of the time. That brings back memories of me living in Morocco for three months. I stayed humped up in front of the tube while my husband worked watching MBC. It was MBC 3 or 4. I can't remember which one. We would get up at noon everyday to have breakfast and watch Dr. Phil. Those were the days. At the time I was there it was Charmed, Dr. Phil, Oprah, So you think you can dance. And don't forget all those ridiculous commercials. Ahhh sweet memories. I never watched Dr Phil until I was in Morocco lol. I Loved MBC4 and noon breakfast (with lunch an hour away...). and Mint Tea. MMMMMMMMMMM!!!	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-16 07:00:00
Middle East and North Africa	Wednesday is Hump Day!!!	QUOTE (*Len* @ Apr 15 2009, 01:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Leyla @ Apr 15 2009, 04:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Morning! I love Wednesdays! Ghost Hunters and America's Next Top Model are on tonight Oh... I saw Twilight the other day and now.... I bought the book. I think I am becoming obsessed.... Indeed, ANTM is on tonight!!! Omg I love ANTM. I am so glad Sandra got kicked off. It's hard to see who is going to win. Maybe Celia.... but she's getting an attitude..... Edited by Leyla, 15 April 2009 - 03:10 PM.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-15 15:09:00
Middle East and North Africa	Wednesday is Hump Day!!!	QUOTE (amal @ Apr 15 2009, 09:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jillai @ Apr 14 2009, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Astarte @ Apr 14 2009, 07:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jillai, I don't know how you do it. Do you guys plan on living in the US? If so, would he be cool with staying home all while you work and not go out without you because you may be jealous? If not, then I don't think you should have to be sequestered because he's "jealous". It's really unfair, IMO. Im not sure what the problem with me going outside is exactly, I think it might also be the way he was raised ... his brothers r the same with their wives also, and their wives are Egyptian. We r not allowed to go outside, unless we call them and ask if its ok.... its a little different for me though, I have to have a very good reason for going outside. I cant just get up and go venture outside, no way... also, I dont live in the greatest area, I think that might play a factor in it as well. We have had the talk about American culture and how American women are very independent. and do not have to answer to their husbands on every little thing they do... according to him, he understands that. and always tells me, You live my way here Jill in Egypt, and I will live your way in America... so ... Im waiting for that day to come.... I would say we should be in America no longer than 6 months.... so we will see .... I'm sorry to drag yesterday into today but I couldn't sit this one out. Jill. I'm sorry to say that you are setting yourself up for big trouble when you all come here. Many (not all) of these men come here and have the same "perspective" as yours does and we didn't live with them in their countries to teach them otherwise before they came here. You are "training" (for lack of a better word) him to believe that you will be completely submissive to all of his control and this is not a "live my way here and live your way there" kind of thing. Once you get here, he won't understand why you have decided to "go against his wishes" by being American and going to the store alone or going out with friends without him. This isn't just going to be a small issue but rather a very huge battle between you both UNLESS you are willing to be kept captive in your own home for the duration of your marriage together in the USA. You need to start getting him used to the fact that you are a strong and independent woman and you, as a human being, have the RIGHT to do as you please and he can not hold you behind walls for his enjoyment only forever. The only One that can hinder your life is God and sure, you can respect your husband but he has to respect you as well. You HAVE to teach him this and work on his insecurities THERE ....BEFORE you come here because he won't change overnight. I may be totally wrong in this and I pray that I am. Good luck and if you ever ever need to talk...I'm here for you. amal I agree. I understand that he said he will live "Your way" in America, but does he know what "your way" is? Maybe you should sit down and talk to him about that. Explain to him how you/women act in America. Describe the independence you are used to. Talk about this a lot before you come here. You'll never know until you're here but be bold and serious about this when you discuss it with him.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-15 08:56:00
Middle East and North Africa	Wednesday is Hump Day!!!	Morning! I love Wednesdays! Ghost Hunters and America's Next Top Model are on tonight Oh... I saw Twilight the other day and now.... I bought the book. I think I am becoming obsessed....	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-15 07:45:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday	It's been a long day. Now I'm going to hang out with Tarik and my kitties Migalo and Persephone We're going to watch "Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire" on Comedy Central. Goodnight VJ!	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-16 20:39:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday	By the way....... ANTM: Not too happy that London left. It's a shame that she gained weight. I liked her. I think Amina should have gone home. Grrrr. Ghost Hunters: Not too bad! The evidence was pretty cool. It's not everyday that you get cold spots, visual apparitions, touching, and EVPs all in the same case. Good times	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-16 07:04:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday	GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!! Today is my day off. (Holla!) I'm going to clean, make a roast in the crock pot ALLLL day , and read Twilight outside in the 63 degree weather and finally get to to enjoy the view outisde my apartment. lol It's not 75.... but it's warmer that 30... so I'll take it. OOOOOHHHH YEAAAAAA	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-16 06:48:00
Middle East and North Africa	Afghan women split over Shi'ite law	I saw a story about this on MSNBC Nightly News and I almost threw up listening to the things these women endure! Their men severely beat them (which is bad enough) but then they will do things like rip out their nails, shave their head, break their bones and cut them. There was even a woman that said he husband forced her to have sex with other men for money to pay off his gambling debts! One woman that was rescued had her nose cut off. Wow..... I wish I could help these women...	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-17 07:55:00
Middle East and North Africa	A strange (or not so strange) situation...	Thanks everyone Tamara that was very good information you gave me. I remember Metformin. I think I took it for a while but I don't remember why I stopped. Maybe there were some side effects. I need to talk to my doctor.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-10 14:09:00
Middle East and North Africa	A strange (or not so strange) situation...	I know I'm not infertile... (at least I hope I'm not). I might end up on hormone therapy. I just hope I don't end up like Octomom! Lol I'm not ready right now, but I am looking to start a family within the year. So I just started thinking about this topic.	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-10 08:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	A strange (or not so strange) situation...	When I was 19 I was told I have PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrom. The reason I bring it up is... women with PCOS are less likely to get pregnant. I think the reason is because your monthly gift doesn't always arrive on time or sometimes not for a few months. I am afraid that I might not be able to have kids. The reason I posted this in MENA is because my MENA man really wants kids and the MENA area seems to put a lot of emphasis on family. So since we have a lot of MENA mamas on this forum I wanted some advice. I was on birth control for two months (which keeps the gift coming regularly). I missed a few days in a row and couldn't catch up, so I stopped. Since then I've been waiting to get my gift so I can go back on BC but it hasn't come in almost 2 months. I guess I'm just worried, I don't know if this is "my normal" or if I am pregnant. I should probably take a pregnancy test, but I'm scared. I don't even know why I posted this. I guess I just need support. I want to wait a little more time before I have a baby but I don't even know if I have the luxury of planning that. I pray that I can have kids. Does anyone else have this problem? or have some encouraging words?	Leyla	Female	Morocco	2009-04-10 08:01:00