Why Morocco Isn't What You Think

Open the series by resetting expectations. Sarah and Rami talk through what first-time visitors usually get wrong — that Morocco is part of the Middle East, that it's mostly desert, that French gets you everywhere — and replace those assumptions with what the country actually feels like on arrival: a North African nation with deep Amazigh roots, four living languages on every street, and a sensory volume that catches most people off guard. Rami shares what newcomers always tell him surprised them most in their first 24 hours, and how to land more gracefully. The job of the episode is to give listeners the mental shift they need before any specific advice in later episodes can land.