it’s Yaji-san’s first time to Hawaii and first time surfing here. i was so happy i got to take him because first impression is everything. so now i’m sure he will be wanting more and more of Hawaii because he caught the best waves of his life! i told him to relax, ride, and smile. just like this!
and when i said go, he went! this is a perfect student and now he’s surfing way better. Yaji-san wants to enter a contest this Summer and i’m sure he will do good. 
keep smiling and the judges will love you just for that! it just shows your confidence and confidence is everything. get ready for Boot Camp Day 2!
dropped off Yagi-san and met up right after with Renta-kun. this boy was ready for the amazing rides. 
from his first wave to his last, he never fell off at all. today was the best surfing for Renta-kun and things will only get better and better.
i’m trying to teach this kid a lot of things in life besides surfing. trying to teach him how to be responsible, smart, confident, and also how to smile! he told me he doesn’t know how to smile so i was trying to teach him. it was so funny! 
we were cracking up. haha. surfing with this kid makes me so happy. can’t wait until his Dad comes back because i want him to see the huge improvements! 
after surfing 2 rounds totaling 4.5 hours just in the morning, my body was overheating. i knew i had another round to surf so i cooled down with some rocky road ice cream. my favorite! 
then met Hiro-san, Nori-san, and Mai-chan at the beach this afternoon and had a super fun time surfing together. it’s so fun mixing up people and watching everybody cheer each other on. this is what surfing is all about…
i surfed 7 hours today and i’m totally sunburnt. good night because tomorrow will be another 7 hour surfing day!
