Surf With Amigas in the Philippines!

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Conde Nast Traveller calls the Philippines one of the destinations to watch in 2013:
“For travellers willing to go the extra thousand miles for a deserted beach, the Philippines has around 7,000 of the most heavenly islands in the world. It’s still not the most obvious beach-holiday destination, but it soon will be.”

We like to focus on going to more out of the way places with serious “WOW” factors. The Philippines is one of those places. Getting to different areas of the country is no issue either, as Travelfoot will show you. We have two retreats in April and they are both filling up, but there are still a few spots remaining!

Check out the main Philippines page for more info and email [email protected] with questions!

The Definition of “Gnarly”

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You’ve heard the word gnarly but what does it mean? If you come on a retreat with Surf With Amigas you’ll hear “gnarly” used quite a bit. It can be good, it can be bad, it can be awesome! Here’s a little tutorial on what to expect if someone tells you Surf With Amigas women’s surf and yoga retreats are “gnarly!”

 

Feeling Empowered by Surf With Amigas

At the end of retreats, we usually pick a few ladies and ask them their favorite experience of the week. Was it the surfing, the horseback riding, the opportunity to share awesome adventures with new like-minded friends? Of course it’s usually all of those things, but this week Kara summed it up in a way that I hadn’t imagined, but really like. She said, “Every day there’s an opportunity to overcome fear.

A lot of ladies come down with a fear of the ocean, horseback riding, or volcano boarding, but with the support of eachother and the staff at Surf With Amigas you end up feeling totally empowered, bad ass, and like you can do anything! That’s our goal!

Sophie Surfing With Amigas

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Sophie is an awesome Amiga from the UK who works for Cooler Magazine and Oakley. Needless to say, she’s hip, stylish, and tons of fun to hang out with. Unfortunately, she lives in London and doesnt get to surf very often. In a week of surfing with amigas, she improved so much as you can see in this video. We can’t wait to have her come back and take it a few steps further!

Volcano Antics and More

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In between surf sessions we get silly at Surf With Amigas. Beers go down on the beach before second breakfast. We hike volcanoes, dance at the top, and then slide down. It’s super fun and awesome and all the wipeouts are well worth it! Check out these silly characters having a super good time.

Tiffany Joh LPGA Tour Pro Learns to Surf

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Hilariousness! We called her Sloppy Joh since that’s part of her email address and she’s way too silly to be simply called Tiffany. She has the biggest smile, loudest laugh, and endless amounts of energy. She claims to not be a very athletic golfer, but seemed like a total natural athlete, who picked up surfing faster than anyone i’ve ever seen. On day 1 she was going straight in whitewash, by day 2 she was dropping in and turning, and by the last day she was pumping down the line. “Yeah, that just happened!”

Go Sloppy Joh!

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6 Days of Shredding

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Six days of shredding awesomeness – very loosely to the tune of 12 days of Christmas

On the first day of shredding, my sister said to me – “I just don’t want to wipeout, please”

On the second day of shredding, an Amiga said to me – “Which one is a cute one?”, and “I just don’t want to Wipeout again, Please!”

On the third day of shredding, an Amiga said to me – “I’m not an ambi-turner”, “Which one is a cute one?”, and “I just don’t want to Wipeout again, Please!”

On the fourth day of shredding, an Amiga said to me – “Did she say shit-nipples?”, “I’m not an ambi-turner”, “Which one is a cute one?”, and “I just don’t want to Wipeout again, Please!”

On the fifth day of shredding, an Amigas said to me – “I want to marry a younger version of Richard”, “Did she say shit-nipples?”, “I’m not an ambi-turner”, “Which one is a cute one?”, and “I just don’t want to Wipeout again, Please!”

On the sixth day of shredding, the Amigas said to me – “Thank God for second breakfast!”, “I want to marry a younger version of Richard”, “Did she say shit-nipples?”, “I’m not an ambi-turner”, “Which one is a cute one?”, and “I just don’t want to Wipeout again, Please!”

Painting a School with Waves of Hope

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Surf With Amigas is mostly about surfing, yoga, and having awesome adventures with new friends, but we also like to help out the local community. We work closely with Waves of Hope – a non-profit working to improve the lives of local community members by focusing first on education on whatever project they have going on at the time. Right now they are engaged in re-vamping the local schools and making them more comfortable for learning. We took an afternoon to help clean, sand, and paint a middle school classroom.

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