Hey Sarah, this is my little test, I kind of like the layouts on the blogger.com it can be very simple and we can both administrate this. what do you think?

I am getting ready to try coldwater surf!!! Bought a wetsuit, secondhand, ION jewel series 5/4. Tried it on and tried some pop-ups, and that thing is warm!! at least inside.
Wearing a thick wetsuit, sure aint going to make my "moves" more smooth, but I know I´ll have a blast getting tossed around in the waves: D

This video is great. Even though I have been long gone from this blog and surfing, I try to think about what muscles I need to work out and which moves I use in Surfing, while doing my other exercise. In my aikido class we often end up face down on the floor, and that´s an excelent opportunity to practise the pop-up while getting up:)

My friend Johanna sent me this picture after I had talked exhilarated about my first time surfing experience.



and under you see me (yes it´s me in the pink rash guard) waiting, looking, learning, and having a lot of exhilarating fun out in the ocean. Grupuk, Lombok is the place

trying trying trying
by
doing doing doing:

Your stance and the pop-up, shown by prosurfers
I studied some clips on youtube and found these lessons useful and very specific. In this clip you find the intro on how to figure out if youre stance are a regular or a goofy,how to do the pop-up and where to place those feet of yours on the board:

POP-UPS DAY 1
I learned(I am still learning) the pop up in 3 steps
Place your hands under your chest, push up, pull your ass backwards, you are on your toes, then place your backfoot horizontal and pull your frontfoot forward and place it between your hands, a little angled- 25degrees.
I am now practicing and practicing and practicing by doing doing doing, and I´ll show you right here:

SO NOW I STUDY HARD to get all the details right:

first day in Bali: 02.10.08
first day on a surfboard ever: 03.10.08
4 days of surflessons at the Odysseys Surf School, Kuta beach Bali http://www.odysseysurfschool.com/
starting up on a gigantic soft longboard, going down in size the 3rd day.
admit that I am not a natural talent, but hey I can do it.
never giving up, every wave is a new learning experience.
I am having fun
being in the ocean at one with nature can only do you good.
the ocean heals you
but also beats the crap out of you from time to time, just to show who is in greater control
I love it and get hooked
bought my first surfboard: 12.10.08
just one more wave just one more wave just one more wave just one more wave just one more
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I am continuing my learning process now that I am back home, prepearing and improving, doing pop-ups and other relevant excercises so that I´ll be ready for my next surf adventure.
Just gotta work that core, balance and mind- cause Surf´s up GIRL

After returning from my 5 week vacation in Bali/Lombok I decided to get my blogg started again. I want to use it as a tool for my doings. And right now I want to FOCUS on improving. Constantly moving forward to get better, improving my skills by using tools I already know. To improve I also need to get advise from others. Searching for information on how to improve, setting up goals and going for it- BY DOING DOING DOING, no action without doing. welcome to the continuing - TodaYS to DO





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