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My story: how my life changed from being a full-time surf athlete to hosting surf retreats and finding freedom again Mehdi always smiling A different kind of childhood By getting to know Roos, I realized how different our childhoods were. Growing up in Morocco hasn’t always been easy for me. My father passed away in a car accident just 30 days after I was born, he died while trying to save someone else’s life. He was a respected officer in Agadir, and his loss left a deep sca

Co-founder Roos enjoying the Moroccan life My journey to living the life I once only dreamed of! As a little girl, I vaguely remember searching Google for pictures of cool girls traveling the world in campervans, with surfboards and skateboards strapped to the roof. I was fascinated by that lifestyle, the freedom, the ocean, the adventure. But even though I went to a free-spirited school, I never felt confident enough to explore that side of myself. I was afraid people would

We’ve all been there: that raging hunger that hits the second you step out of the water. I definitely have, there’s not a single session where I don’t find myself in the shower, starving and dreaming of all the Moroccan food. It’s no surprise really, because surfing is an intense full-body workout. And when you burn calories, you’ve gotta replace them! But let’s be honest, smashing a Big Mac after every session doesn’t exactly fuel recovery the right way. Even though, yes,

When you start to get the hang of surfing a little and maybe can read the surf forecasts in a general sense, another obstacle appears on your surf journey: surfboards. Of course, you can’t surf without a surfboard. But which surfboard do you need? What are the differences?In this blog, I’ll give you answers to these questions. Longboard: Elegant vibes Think of those classic images of California surfers gracefully gliding across the waves, that’s the longboard vibe. With a l

When I started searching for an internship, I spent a long time trying to find something that could connect my personal interests with my studies. I’m graduating from a master’s program in Health Promotion and Behavior Change, quite a mouthful. To put it simply, it’s a branch of psychology. Suddenly, the idea of surf therapy came to mind. Does that even exist? And if so, is it something that exists in the Netherlands? I started searching the internet and eventually got in tou

Taghazout started out as a modest fishing village, where the locals were mainly concerned with the sea, but not with surfing, despite the perfect waves. That changed in the 1960s when American soldiers discovered this hidden gem in Morocco and were the first to carry their surfboards into the water. The French followed soon after, recognizing the power of the waves and naming famous surf spots such as Panorama and La Source . When the Australians made their way to Morocco

A question that always comes to mind when I’m at a well-known surf spot is: where are the local women who surf? Surfing is a...