Chile Photo Update: August

Our Chile earthquake relief field team met up with the big-hearted surf/snow athletes at YES to rebuild in the earthquake zone. Below are a few photos by Phil Tifo of the relief team in action, building a greenhouse as part of our sustainable gardens program. Full Chile update and more photos coming soon! Photos are from last week, Regi�n del B�o Bi�, Chile: 

Greenhouse construction by YES & Save The Waves. 

Coastal Chile is so scenic and raw. 

YES & Save The Waves Chile teams. 

All photos this post (c) by Phil Tifo: www.tifophotographik.com 

Source: http://greensurfing.blogspot.com/2010/08/chile-photo-update-august.html

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two words

I'm sorry, two words
I always think after you're gone
When I realize I was acting all wrong
I'm selfish, two words that could describe
Old actions of mine when patience is in short supply

We don't need to say goodbye
We don't need to fight and cry
Oh we, we could hold each other tight
Tonight

We're so helpless
We're slaves to our own forces
We're afraid of our emotions
No one, knows where the shore is
We're divided by the ocean
And the only thing I know is
The answer it isn't for us
No the answer isn't for us


I'm sorry, two words
I always think after, oh you're gone
When I realize I was acting all wrong
We don't need to say goodbye
We don't need to fight and cry
No we, we could, we could hold each other tight
Tonight...
Tonight...
Tonight...
Tonight...


...feist.

Source: http://indigosecretspot.blogspot.com/2008/06/two-words.html

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Hallelujah Time

Outdoor Catholic shrine with industrial waste, Anse Salabuelle.

Smelling the air when spring comes by raindrops

reminds us of youthful days.

But now it's not rain that water the cane crops,

but the sweat from man's brow;

the substance from our spine. 

Guadeloupe cane crop: February 6, 2011. 

Source: http://greensurfing.blogspot.com/2011/02/hallelujah-time.html

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Stillbirth & Surfing

Sometimes you stumble across something in the blogosphere that has the unmistakable feeling of "real."  It is always a jolt and always welcome.  Last winter I stumbled upon something and felt grateful.  Now the sensibility is part of a film.  It has been around, I've seen, in the last couple days... but we are always up for a little re-posting in case someone hasn't seen it. 

Source: http://endlessbummerny.blogspot.com/2011/08/stillbirth-surfing.html

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Holly Beck Opens Women's Surf and Yoga Retreat

 

Photo by Nikki Brooks

  
        After spending the last ten years traveling the world for contests and photo shoots, pro surfer Holly Beck will combine her passions for surfing, yoga, and inspiring others to present a unique opportunity for female surfers. Ladies of all ages and surfing abilities will be invited to travel to surf uncrowded waves in warm water while receiving professional-quality coaching and friendly encouragement from one of the icons of the sport.

      Suave Dulce Women's Surf and Yoga Retreat will initially be based in a beautiful beachfront home in Nicaragua, but will eventually offer multiple locations throughout Central America and further abroad. Guests will spend time surfing, practicing yoga, eating deliciously healthy cuisine, and also be presented with opportunities to interact with and positively impact the lives of local community members. Beck is partnering with several non-profits already at work within the country to allow visitors the chance to make their vacation more meaningful by doing some good and sharing smiles. Some possible projects include making art and music with local school children, bringing lunches to the poor kids that live at the dump, building water purification systems, and planting trees.

       Another main difference between Suave Dulce and other camps is the experience and abilities of the founder. Unlike other women's surf camps where the instructors and guides are often only intermediate surfers themselves, guests at Suave Dulce will be coached exclusively by professional surfers including Holly Beck and her friends.

       "The thing I miss most about doing the tour is going surfing with my friends, who happen to be some of the best female surfers in the world. I'm really excited to have this opportunity to bring them down to Nicaragua to surf great waves in warm water and help me inspire other ladies to achieve their goals in surfing while also having a positive impact on the local community," said Beck.
    
Suave Dulce will open in April 2010.
 
For more information, see www.surfwithhollybeck.com or contact at suavedulce@gmail.com.

Source: http://hollybecksurfs.blogspot.com/2010/03/holly-beck-opens-womens-surf-and-yoga.html

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Baptized Again

I don't know how I pulled it off. But there I was, sitting in crystal clear water, feeling the swells pass underneath me. Me and a few friends sitting on the glass-like ocean. The surf wasn't huge, but it was perfect for the state I was in. My first wave was the best. Shoulder-high, leftward reeling, fast, long, forgiving. I could just go from top to bottom to top to bottom until it let me out.

When I kicked out and paddled back to where the guys were sitting I looked down through the clear water at the ocean floor eight feet below, dunked my face in and wished I could drink it all.

Source: http://sissyfish.blogspot.com/2010/10/baptized-again.html

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Hard not to be inspired by this...

Feels like "Go Forth" meets The Streets, with amazing, amazing waves and camera work. Check out the moment when he touches the dolphin...

Source: http://sissyfish.blogspot.com/2010/09/hard-not-to-be-inspired-by-this.html

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