5 Life Lessons I Learned From Surfing

Photo: Oriana Fowler/Surf Simply A year ago, I was on a beach in Costa Rica doing something I never dreamed of doing - learning t…

So You Want to Learn to Surf - What Do You Wear??

Surf bikini from Desi's Bikini Boutique - a Costa Rican designer. It's a reversible suit but I'm not sure I'm bra…

An Apology to My Back and Shoulder

Dear Shoulders and Back, I'm sorry. I haven't been treating you very well. You've been abused by all those years stud…

Paddling Out and Paddle Technique

Learning proper paddle technique at Surf Simply. Photo: Oriana Fowler/Surf Simply I think that the hardest part of surfing for me…

Storing surfboards in an apartment - where exactly?

Okay, now that we own two surfboards, um, where exactly do we store them in our apartment? So that they are out of the way, yet e…

Last surf session of the season

I have been meaning to post this for a few weeks now but the weather here on the East Coast has been so unseasonably warm that I …

Turtle Rolls

Oops Now, about those turtle rolls. Can I just tell you one thing? I really really don't like turtle rolls. I know that hate …

Understanding the basics or how to handle a surf board so it doesn't smack you in the face

One of the things that I really appreciated about the coaching at Surf Simply was the way the coaches were able to break everyth…