stay salty, my friends

a little salty inspiration for the aspiring surfer.

headed to the water Friday.

cant wait. 

stay salty, my friends.

(most of these are from the Goodwin Project blog..or Brooklyn Hawaii.)

surf sesh #2

fitness for life surfing class...YEE BUDDYYY!!

surf sesh #2...Huntington beach.

Headed out on a beautiful saturday with a bunch of other people from our surfing 

class + some other friends who wanted to tag along for the ride. 

It was cool to hit up Huntington and see the waves it had to offer..as opposed to Newport.

The waves were definitely a bit rougher...and the current had a strong strong pull south.

Also, I found out Huntington has a mad sand bar where you awkwardly swim out a few paddles..

then can stand straight back up. haha. But it was so rad being out there in the ocean with a bunch

of other people. Pete and Natijane were great teachers...were so patient with us newbs..

and let us watch them shhredddd a bit after. 

(once again, sorry for no in the water shots. will bring waterproof cam next time!)

20pts/20pts

Phase 2: get in the water

 Surfed Newport for my first "official" surf sesh with Natijane. Headed out at around 8am and arrived to a B-E-A-utiful day at the sea. Lucky for me...Natijane has 2 board with her at school. Her longboad (her baby) and another one of her boards from home. This is the ideal situation because I can surf on her boards and I dont have to purchase my own yet! (waiting till I get better) The waves were pretty rockin...lucky for me Nati coached me though it (which is ironic..since I 'taught' surfing all summer). Anyway..wish we had our waterproof camera to snap some shots. The furthest we got was taking some iphone pics by the car. It was such a fun session...stood up a couple of times and got a little taste of what surfing can be for me...for the rest of my life. I'm hooked!
10pts/10pts 

phase 1: get a wetsuit.

This past summer I worked at a Christian camp in Ojai Valley, CA.

I was a lifeguard most of the time...and lo-and-behold..a surf instructor the rest of the time.

yes yes...I instructed campers on surfing. Bummer was...that I never go to actually practice because I had to be in the water making sure middle school kids weren't being trampled by waves. Also, our camp has a plethora of wetsuits that we've accumulated over the year so I never had to buy my own. until today. (this photo was taken at the beginning of the semester sometime) I figured..."how will I become a better surfer if I don't even have my own wetsuit?" I was in it to win it. I'm committed now. 

It's really happening and i'm ALL in. 

my history with water.

I grew up loving the water. 

Making sand castles when I was little... getting salt water all up my nose...running on the sand with my basketball team...spending our entire Friday's in the summer at M.B...I love it all. 

Needless to say, i've never been a surfer. I've always loved the sport. Always have been fascinated with the seemingly effortless duck dives, cutbacks, and whipeouts. All observing from the shore as my toes get sandy and my hair smells like salt. I figure its about time I get in the water and try it. Get up. get going. learn. practice. practice. practice. and just enjoy the gentle giant that is...the ocean. 

welcome

Welcome to "Salty Kai" my surf blog.

Kai translated in Japanese means "sea"

so here we are at the salty seaaaaa :) 

I'm currently enrolled in a -fitness for life surfing- class. Yup, you heard me.

For our class we are to tell our story through a blog.

So welcome to Saltykai...here's my surfing story.