Gabriel is 12 years old, lives in Paris and loves the sea and surfing.
12 year old Paul-Emile goes wild for
the waves at Biarritz and also loves to play tennis.
Agathe, 14, comes from Montpellier. She
mostly listens to pop music, is a shopaholic and loves to surf in
Hossegor.
At 14, Carla comes from Montpellier.
Carla plays guitar, tennis and horserides.
Benjamin,13, comes from Lyon and loves
to play tennis, golf and volleyball.
Justine, from Lyon, is our youngest
camper at 9 years old. She plays tennis and golf and is very
energetic and enthustiastic about surfing.
Pierre Alain is a keen surfer who has surfed Pipeline! He comes all the way from St Martin and his surf idol is Dane Reynolds.
Irene is 16 and comes from the Basque
Country, Spain. She loves summers at English and Surf, rollerblading
and surfing at Hendaye, but she is very excited to try new and
different surf breaks this summer.
Mercedes is 17 and at English and Surf
for her second summer. Her favourite sports are skiing, longboarding
and swimming. She listens to reggae, blues, pop-rock and rock music.
Jeremie is a 16 year old from Paris.
He´s really into sport, listening to his favourite bands and is a
keen skateboarder.
Richard, 13, is a football player from
Madrid and thinks the surf in Australia is amazing!
Pierre, 16, is here for his second
year. His surf idol is John John Florence and bands he loves include
Rodeo Clowns and 1995.
Tasnim is almost 16 and really likes to
play basketball. Her favourite surf spot is Biarritz.
Paul is 13 and loves nice waves. He
also kickboxes – look out!
Benjamin, 17 years old comes from Paris! He lists surfing and tennis as his hobbies and reveals that he is a chocoholic :)
After everyone arrived at the beginning of this week`s camp on Sunday afternoon, we all gathered at the Pignada so we could all get to know one another while
skateboarding and playing tennis.
We played a fast-paced ball game with
all the campers, friends and helpers to get to know one another´s
names before going to bed to get ready for an early morning of surf!
Monday was gorgeous and sunny all
day.We spent a wonderful full day at the beach surfing in the morning
and the evening when it was low tide. In between, we all played beach
volleyball and went swimming.
The cheeky lifeguards really look after us at
Ocean Beach!
Some of us snacked on gauffres covered
in Nutella and whipped cream. Mari, Helmi and Aino – we are jealous!
The two groups, the Sharks and the
Dolphins, took turns to stretch and do yoga with Helmi, Mari and
Susanna and have a fun `Surf Terminology´ English lesson with Aino
and Ashlee.
Getting to know the English words for
different muscles and body parts.
Yoga and stretching are extremely
important for balance as a surfer and to help keep you flexible. they
are beneficial both before and after a surf!
Cool ones!
Let´s learn some words and sentences in English that relate to surfing!
Tuesday was extremely hot and we swam
to keep cool. Between surf lessons with Surf Instructor Pierrik and
time in the shade, we spent time looking at Surf Passports and
translating what everyone could already achieve and what they hoped
to achieve by the end of the camp.
Our English lesson today was translating what we have already achieved in surfing and what we hope to achieve by the end of the camp.
Lunch time at the English and Surf cabin!
And so the week has begun! Let´s get our English and Surf on! Aloha :)
Early surfing session in the morning sun.
Ready to paddle out again and hit the waves!
Pierrik giving feedback for Richard.
The siblings enjoying the warm morning sun!
During this English lesson the children learned to describe the dangers of surfing.
During the week we asked the kids to fill in a pre surf evaluation form where they evaluated their own skills regarding surfing and the equipment.
Tired boys after a heavy surf session!
A quick look at the answers in the pre-surf evaluations of the children showed that many of the kids claimed to be real experts in surfing and handling surf equipment! For this reason we wanted to test the kids and so we asked them to show how to measure a piece of rope for a leash loop, how to tie a leash loop and how to attach it to a leash plug.
Pierre-Alain showing us how to tie a leash loop.
To our positive surprise, the majority of the kids managed to work out our little test, good job!
In the end of the day, Patrick arranged a baseball match and we welcomed our German friends, Nicolas and Julius, to join us.
Jeremie hitting the ball!
In the evening we drove to the beach close to Sable D'Or, in Biarritz, to enjoy the last waves of the day in beautiful sunset.
Paul-Emile and Richard chilling and watching the others surf. The sky was amazing!
Our German surfer friends Nicolas and Julius!
Boys, boys, boys - you should go surfing! No time for sleep :)
Sharks surfing big tube waves at Ocean Beach.
Exhausted Benjamin after surfing the big waves.
On Friday night, we ate dinner outside. After dinner we gathered in the class room to go through the English & Surf blog together, eat ice cream and write warm fuzzies of everyone.
Thank you for a great week! :)
It was really hard but really great, the hardest part is literally getting into the standing position and balancing, but once you balance moving through the water is terrific. I hope you have an awesome experience.
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