Teens Break Barriers Through Surfing

The City Surf Project is breaking surfer stereotypes and helping teenagers gain confidence. ️

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00:00I don't believe I would have ever considered it because when I see people

00:14surfing, in my head I see like a white girl with blonde hair that's super skinny.

00:30What I've learned about myself through surfing is that I don't give up easily.

00:37And one of the values that they have in City Surf Project are respect for nature,

00:42personal growth and perseverance because you fall off the board one time doesn't

00:46mean it's all over you just get back on it and get get ready to do it again.

01:00Surfing requires a lot of ambition.

01:23Getting into the water is definitely something I feel like not everybody but

01:27most people are scared of just because the ocean can sometimes be but like they

01:32can it can betray you. By that I mean like you never know when a wave hits you

01:38and you're like washed out.

01:47Before like I got into this program and I knew about surfing you know through

01:52movies through all social media and all that you never thought I would see

01:55myself surf one day.

02:11Waiting for a wave and then that sense of just waiting you're filled with so

02:16much calmness you feel so relaxed it's like all your problems just drift away

02:20in the ocean.