No matter where you're from, no matter where you're going-the sea knows no difference. It's not how we look, what we own, or the languages we speak-here we all have one voice. Know The Feeling is about this sensation, this magic that connects us all.
Meryem comes from a traditional Muslim family, where pursuing professional surfing isn’t entirely common, but that doesn’t mean it is out of the question. Her family and friends have always supported her, and cruising around Taghazout with Meryem, it’s clear that she’s part of a lively, loving community of multi-talented surfer, skater, and artist friends.
"Step by step, I fell in love with that feeling. Standing and riding a wave, I realized, I can’t imagine my life without surfing. I grew up falling in love with it. Just to be in the ocean is the important thing, that’s all I want."
When Meryem isn’t surfing, she’s busy running her surf coaching business, @merysurfcoach, where she teaches other young Moroccan women how to surf. She is an ISA certified surf coach offering private or group surf lessons. Thanks to Meryem’s help, more and more local women have been taking to the waves.
