Surfing

Surfing through Tumblr is a favorite pastime of mine. Recently, I stumbled across an article by an author, furious at the body positivity community, particularly in the idea of self care. What this author wrote is not worth repeating, but in essence, they stated that they thought self-care was lazy and not something to encourage. In response to this article, I will do my best, to react in a respectful manner, bearing in mind that everyone is entitled to express their own opinions weather or…

Car Surfing It was October 29, 2016, Saturday morning and the weather was like 79 degrees outside. I was inside doing my business when Ty Bailey shows up in his car, and I come out and decided to sit on the hood of his car. He told me to hold on and I did. Ty started to drive while I was sitting on the car, and I tried to reposition my hands. By then he was going 10-15 miles per hour! I slipped, fell off, hit my head on the concrete, and I broke my wrist. I went blank. I had no idea what just…

Summary The front cover of the book “Let my people go surfing” by Yvon Chouinard makes one ponder that this is a book about mainly the outdoors. Though, the book outlines the history of Patagonia and in what manner they decided to run their company. The company has demonstrated that a business can be a force of good on not only the community, but nonetheless the environment. History For decades, Chouinard had been consecutively running his company founded on what would cause the smallest amount…

Asaf Mizrahi Professor Spear Business communications December 4th 2017 Patagonia: An Earth-Friendly Brand “Let My People Go Surfing,” tells the story of how Yvon Chouinard went from being a young rock climber to being worth over 1 billion dollars. Yvon Chouinard is the founder and owner of Patagonia, and he got there with such unorthodox philosophies. The beginning of Patagonia clothing company started out much more modestly. Chouinard began his business by designing, manufacturing, and…

To begin with, Let My People Go Surfing, by Yvon Chouinard starts off with the author looking back on his early life. He describes his family’s resettlement from Maine to California, where prior adventures started to form his love for the outdoors. Chouinard describes how he started climbing as a hobby from being in the Southern California Falconry Club. The hobby involved scaling cliffs, which he later used on the walls of Yosemite, and the mountains of Wyoming. The author also created homemade…

Should Bethany had given up on surfing? No Bethany shouldn’t have given up on surfing because Bethany’s outcome was a great outcome. She never complained about her arm. She also still respected herself as of who she was. Bethany became even more talented and more acknowledgeable. Bethany’s parents also never downed her for of what she went through. On Halloween October 31, 2003 A young teen aged girl named Bethany Hamilton was in Hawaii surfing on the ocean. She was very prodigious…

“Eddie Would Go.” These three words continue to capture the story of Eddie Aikau. For those living in Hawaii or apart of the surfing community, this saying speaks to a man who exuded bravery, courage, selflessness and sacrifice. It is a call to action, to push yourself out of your comfort zone and to do the right thing no matter what. Most importantly, these three words are a way of honoring the late and great Eddie Aikau. To understand the legend of Eddie Aikau, one must first understand…

inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” When Patagonia hires new employees, which is not often they are searching for a new family member with their extraordinary vision. Every new hire receives Chouinard’s book “Let My People Go Surfing,” which chronicles Patagonia’s history and philosophies. One of Patagonia's many benefits, two months of fully paid leave for new parents and flexible hours; enriches employee commitment, which leads to extremely satisfied employees.…

Surfing is an intangibly special sport that allows you to be put in an infinite motion of nature, full of waves of an element that make you feel alive. It takes dedication to have the patience, stability to move freely and being able to commit to catching and riding a wave. Many surfers are professionals that compete in surfing championships, while others simply enjoy the art of riding the waves. Many would agree that surfers like Mark Richards or Bethany Hamilton are some of the world's leading…

the tons of water if they attempt to surf Mavericks. Most of the big-wave surfers have been surfing since their teens or even before. Jay Moriarity trained for 4 years before he first took on Mavericks at the age of 16 (Cagnoni). He is undoubtedly one of the youngest watermen to have ever surfed Mavericks. But even Jay had plenty of experience surfing in normal conditions before he even had the dream of surfing the big wave. While anyone who is gifted with determination and dedication could surf…