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What it’s Really Like to Be a Female Surfer (as opposed to the media image)

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You may have already seen this video, but if not, you should take a moment and watch it right now. I watched it twice in a row and found it pretty hilarious. It’s also something to help make you feel good about your body, as opposed to all the perfectly posed and often airbrushed images of girls with surfboards that you see on social media. It’s even a departure from the perfectly toned and ridiculously fit pro surfer girls who have all day long to train themselves into bikini shape, despite the fact that Lauren Hill is also a pro surfer. Being a woman in a bikini is not easy! If you feel that way as well, here’s some validation.

After watching that video I was inspired to learn more about the creator. If you feel the same, see the video below:

Bass Lake to Nicaragua – a Blog Post by an Amiga

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Below is a very detailed and awesome blog post written by an Amiga named Kelly Fine who recently joined us on a retreat in Northern Nicaragua. To read the full story of her experience click here!

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Nicaragua, Part One: From Sadness to Surfing 

Last year I decided, with the help of my hubby, to finally do a surfing trip, since I was turning forty-five.

I convinced my childhood BFF, Kari, to join me, so we traveled to Nicaragua for a week during the end of May for surfing, yoga and other activities with Amigas Surf and Yoga Adventure Retreats.

Leading up to the trip I would tell people, “I’m going to Nicaragua to learn how to surf before my aching, aging body is unable to try.”

Responses varied: “Wow, that sounds awesome!” and “I would love to do that!” or “Why are you going there? Isn’t that where all the political unrest is?” and  “Are you crazy? Women are stolen from those countries every day!”

But the haters could just keep hating, because I was determined to go. Never mind the thought going through my head as I got ready for the trip…”Am I having a mid-life crisis?” Who in their right mind would decide to travel to a third world country to learn a sport, in a bikini designed specifically for surfing that young women wear, and decide to have ALL their bits waxed in order to do so? Yep, that would be me and, yes, I probably am having a mid-life crisis.

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