12 years ago by
Ok, this time it’s serious — I’ve signed up for surfing classes!!! Here I go!!
I’m packing my bags for Costa Rica right now, where I’ll be spending New Year’s on the beach trying to climb onto my surfboard. I have a feeling my pro surfer girl friends are going to laugh at me. But hey, you have to start somewhere, right?
And besides, no one can ever take away how much fun it was to go “surf” shopping hahaha. Here are the first few things I’m putting into my suitcase. Ok, maybe I won’t be waxing my board after one lesson, but it’s really pretty, don’t you think?
Translated by Andrea Perdue
Black Wetsuit, Patagonia; Blue Wetsuit, Roxy; Shorts, Jcrew; Sandals, Havianas; Sunglasses, Ray-Ban; SPF, Zink; Surf Wax, Sex Wax & Sticky Bumps; Bikini Top, Solid & Striped; Bikini Bottom, Valimare; Bracelet, Aurélie Bidermann; Towel, Totême; SPF Moisturizer, Philosophy; SPF, Protect.
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This kit will make you look oh-so convincing even if you fall here and there – ha! And I love learning something new for the New Year – my resolution/excitement is to finally begin learning to draw. Have a blast on your vacation!
Have fun!!! Of course you have to start somewhere — I took surfing classes in Tofino last summer and after the first day, there were muscles hurting I didn’t even know I had. And I only stood on the board a few times for all of 15 seconds. Surfing is a tough, exhausting sport but really fun, I have never laughed so hard. Have fun and enjoy Costa Rica’s natural beauty!
Bravo! je n’ose pas essayer, mon mari me dit que je serai ridicule…
Puis bon, au Costa Rica, ça change tout!
Bon voyage!
Good luck…..can’t wait to see the *evidence!! ;)
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Et la caméra? Merci!
Ahahaha ! Good luck Garance !:)
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Garance, tu vas faire des vagues avec cette panoplie !
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Have the best time!!! I just got back from Costa Rica! It is the most magical place filled with amazing life lessons & love. I put up a post with a valuable A Lesson Learned in Costa Rica when I got back. Check it out if you have time!! xo, Amanda
Hello Garance la surfeuse…
Trop de la chance de te lancer sur les vagues du Costa Rica!! On veut des photos…
Cool selection!
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Merry Christmas!!!!
Bisous
Alix
omg that seems so fun! good luck! show us pics!
Giveaway on my blog!
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Evidemment, mon regard est tombe sur cette boite “sex wax” et mon imagination fertile a fait un bond ! C’est un bien joli nom pour waxer son surf board.
Lovely colors in the midst of winter!
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Seems like fun!
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Even seeing these warms me up in this cold winter days
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You are going to have such a blast, I just love surfing!
xo
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We want fotos!
Merry Christmas, dear!
Patricia from Bolivia
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Have fun!! Remember to bring alot of mosquito repellent like Deet. The mosquitos there are vicious there!
Enjoy surfing! Two key things I learned:
1. Make sure you learn proper “paddling out” technique from the beginning. My coach let us do whatever we wanted, then showed us correct form days later. I’d been doing it wrong & ended up really my shoulders. Spread your fingers – basically, think jazz hands when paddling out. Seems inefficient but spares your shoulders.
2. Practice popping up. A lot. Practice on dry land as much as you can. Before surfing, after surfing. Practice your pop up.
I learned so much more than that, about surfing and life in general, but those lessons will come to you on your own (and be different than mine, no doubt). :) Happy new year to you, Garance, and your team!
C’est trop cool que :
1) tu passes ton jour de l’an AU SOLEIL (et très dépaysant aussi j’imagine – je ne l’ai encore jamais fait, ce sera la première fois pour moi cette année à Annaba, au bord de la Méditerranée!)
2) tu te mettes au surf, tu vas pouvoir te la jouer toute Gisele Bundchen dehors haha!
3) l’équipement de la parfaite surfeuse soit si joli!
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I’ve been playing drums for one year now and the two hours per week I enjoy doing it are the best ones… And I will be 50 in one month! It’s never too late!
Garance… photo des monos o-bli-ga-toi-res!!
:-)
C’est normal que je veuille cette combi alors que je ne sais pas surfer (et que je ne passe pas mon nouvel An au Costa Rica :p) ? Première que j’en vois une aussi sexy !!
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I hope you will have wonderful time Garance! I can’t surf so I would must pretend, walking around looking cool :)
Ana
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so cool!
xxx
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Ohhh trop bien le Costa Rica ! Hâte de voir toutes tes belles photos !!
L’appareil photo est un Fujifilm ? X30 ou x100 ? Merci d’avance et bonnes fêtes à toi et toute l’équipe :)
C’est trop cool, passes de bonnes vacances Garance ????????????
Quelle beau surfing kit! Figure-toi qu’apprendre à surfer est aussi ma bonne résolution – j’emménage à Sydney dans 3 semaines, ça va faciliter les choses. J’avais pris un cours l’an dernier à Surfers’ Paradise (toujours en Australie), c’était très très difficile mais j’ai adoré! J’ai hâte de savoir comment tu t’en sors et si tu aimes ça, tes récits me seront très utiles en préparation de ma propre expérience ;-)
:))))…have fun and take care, aprovecha !
PS: de temps en temps je prends le bodyboard (quand les vagues ne sont pas trop sauvages) et avec deux ou trois, je suis déjà crevée… :))) !!!
How cool is that!
I must try it someday too lol ;)
Have fun dear Garance!
Merry Christmas / ???? ???????????? :)
surfing is life changing. I’m so psyched you’re going and I have the same Patagonia wetsuit and its comfy and cute.
Les grands esprits se rencontrent….. ce sera initiation au surf pendant la période estivale (c’est loin mais bon …) après être restée sur la plage pendant des années à regarder mes deux loulous apprendre et maintenant surfer. Je me lancerai ….
Bon réveillon
So fun! And that Beautycounter sunscreen is the best!