Lisa El Hafi

Lisa, left, at home in Dar Lila, enjoying the gardens with Anissa, the architect who designed their home. Lisa and Salah call the home Dar Lila; “dar” means “house,” and it was named for the couple’s first granddaughter, Lila.

MOROCCAN VISTA While studying abroad in Paris as a college student, Lisa El Hafi fell in love with Morocco. It was during that same time that she met Moroccan medical student Salah El Hafi. Later, the two started dating and married. Eventually, they settled in Houston while continuing to visit Salah’s homeland and exploring the country. Now they have a second home in Marrakech. Pictured: The El Hafis at the Oberoi Hotel just outside Marrakech, about 10 minutes from their home; the hotel is owned by the family of their friend Anissa Balafrej.

Lisa El Hafi at the Mamounia Hotel, where the 1956 Hitchcock film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, was filmed.