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Pt 2. “Surfing has taught me so many lessons tha

Pt 2. “Surfing has taught me so many lessons that I (try to) carry onto dry land. Patience for one, because the first wave usually isn't the best one. Get tossed around by a wave a few times and you learn that sometimes nonresistance is the best path—thrash against something you can't control and you run out of energy really quick. Gratitude, because how cool is it that the planet makes these for us to play on?! But another thing, that's perhaps a little more surprising, it reunited me with an old passion for photography. When I was in high school, I took photos all the time, but I drifted away from it throughout college for a number of reasons. This spring, I bought a water housing on a whim, started taking pictures in the water, and have completely fallen back in love with it. Now, every morning I have to decide whether to take pictures or surf, and man, if that's not the good life, I don't know what is.” - Megan Youngblood @meganatsea #theoceanisfemale 🏄🏽‍♀️ @sunnyyddee

Pt 1. “I went on a backpacking trip through Colo

Pt 1. “I went on a backpacking trip through Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru in 2015 and really wanted to learn to surf along the way. I grew up snowboarding and swimming, so I thought I'd take to it naturally (ha!). It wasn't as easy as I thought it'd be, so I mostly sat on the beach and drank mojitos, eyeing the skilled surfers with envy as they enjoyed Lima's lineups or let the salt water wash away their resacas in Montañita. When I came back to the states, I bought a board and made it my mission to learn.” - Megan Youngblood @meganatsea #theoceanisfemale

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“I used to have quite a lot of hobbies: golfing,

“I used to have quite a lot of hobbies: golfing, hiking, bouldering, dragon boating, tennis etc. but once I started to surf, this became my only hobby now, I dedicated most of my time to surfing (4-5 days a week in recent months). Also, surfing has become my first first first priority among others, like before I planned my schedule or on dates with friends, I have to check the wave forecast first.

Many of my friends said ‘oh hey Vien you look so dark, and your skin and hair has become so dry, don’t surf too much please, otherwise you would regret when you are older.’ But no way, I would never regret it. Only surfers know how it feels when you are riding on a good wave.” - Vien Chan @viennfa #theoceanisfemale

“Hi! My name is Kaydn Persidok, I’m from Encin

“Hi! My name is Kaydn Persidok, I’m from Encinitas, California and I’m an 11 year old surfer girl! 🤩 I started surfing when I was 2 and ever since, it’s been my favorite! I’ve been lucky enough to travel to Nicaragua 6 times! It’s the best there, great waves, delicious food, and amazing tropical weather! There are still couple places that’d I would love to travel to some time! These places are, Australia, Bali, and Hawaii!! Hopefully some day I can visit!” - Kaydn Persidok @liitlesurfergirl #theoceanisfemale

“Of all citywaves, I especially like the open ai

“Of all citywaves, I especially like the open air ones in the middle of major cities like Tokyo. I love being in the middle of the street lights and the hectic cities. I find my peace shortly before I drop in and have the biggest smile after leaving and being surrounded by the city and all its opportunities.” - Celine Dornick @celinedornick #theoceanisfemale

“We're Maine natives, local launch drivers, and

“We're Maine natives, local launch drivers, and best friends, and found our love for the water from an early age, quickly becoming sailing partners with the same goal - to sail around the world after graduating from college. There was only one problem - we didn’t have a boat. Our dream became a reality when a complete stranger overheard them dreaming up routes and gifted them fixer-upper sailboat ‘Cita’. Ever since, we have lived aboard and spent our time lapping the coast of Maine to gain experience for the future. If I had to give advice to someone who is scared to make a change in their life, it would be, if you're not doing something that scares you, because it is uncertain or you might face challenges, it probably isn't worth doing in the first place. The best choices are some of the hardest and most uncertain because those hold the most opportunities. Take a chance, don’t let your life ties or a person hold you back. Because that person, if they love you, will be there when you get back. And that job you left, well... there's always more of those!” - Tegan Tanner + Lauren Topchik @lgtopchik @tegantanner @sailingcita 🎥 @annaburnsy #theoceanisfemale

“My sister and I were surfing alone in Sonoma Co

“My sister and I were surfing alone in Sonoma County on a stormy day. We were hardly in the ocean for 30 minutes before we decided to get out. Conditions were brutal. We saw a large man start walking towards the ocean as we were getting out. My sister and I sat on the beach, watching a sole surfer head into the vast, uncaring waves. We sat and watched him for a while until all of a sudden, we could only see his board. His leash had clearly snapped in the chaos of the choppy ocean and he was about 70 yards from shore, and 20 yards away from his board. We watched for a second, hoping he could swim back to shore or that he could grab his board. But both of those options ended in failure in my mind as I thought back to being out there myself. With the rip, he was only getting further away from both his board and the shore. Sloane and I were the only people on the beach.

I don’t remember everything that happened, but I do remember telling Sloane to get one of the surfers from up on the cliff and the clear transition of the man’s face from terror to mitigation when he saw me coming. I had grabbed Sloane’s board and paddled out. I think somewhere in my mind I was terrified, but my mind was not in control, my muscles eased me into a natural state of rescue as if I had done this before (But I sure as hell haven’t). The previously impending waves had been put on pause for me and it seemed the sea was being parted.

When I got to him, I realized that he was a huge man, maybe 6 foot 4? I had him grab onto my ankle and he floated behind me, warning of any oncoming waves. He took over at some point during the paddle back, which I was thankful for because my arms were turning to jelly. Finally, we were awkwardly spewed out onto the shore after what felt like a lifetime. All 200 pounds of him embraced me as soon as we hit land.
‘You saved my life.’ He hugged me.” - Summer Glen Zalesky @seriously_summer #theoceanisfemale

“For me surfing has become vital, it pushes me t

“For me surfing has become vital, it pushes me to surpass myself while reminding me that in front of nature we have no power of domination. Surfing also helps me regain my self-confidence, because having never loved my body, it reminds me that I am capable of moving, capable of strength, power, delicacy, endurance. The waves of the ocean save me from those of my mind, so often tumultuous. Surfing soothes me, fills me up, and even during the worst sessions I realise how lucky I am to have been in the water with my board. In life, when I face a frightening situation, to calm myself down I imagine that I am on my board in the ocean, paddling quietly, without any noise around me.” - Leonore Rizzo @leo_rzz_ 📸 @mathieuthoisy #theoceanisfemale #seabluecollective

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