it was such a beautiful day today! started off cloudy in the morning but because super blue by 10am. warm, good waves, and great surfing!

first, i want to congratulate Kei-san and Ikuko-san on their beautiful wedding in hawaii! wish the best future for you both! we had such a great time surfing for 3 hours this morning. for a sunday, it was pretty empty. many waves ridden, smiles, and many more to come. thank you both for a wonderful day!

after we got out of the water, we were so hungry! i know a great place to fill an empty stomach up at! viva mexico!

the enchilada plate with beef, green sauce, and a horchata on the side. so good and so full.

do you know that Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica is dubbed “the poorest president in the world?” while other presidents drive mercedes benz, bmw, or other luxury cars, this guy drives an old volkswagen beetle. that’s my kind of president! haha. anyway, the “Poorest President” was offered $1 million for his beetle from an arab sheikh. he said he will sell it and donate the money to the homeless. what a great man! i’ve been to Uruguay before and it’s a place where you don’t need money to be happy. people are just plain and simple happy! such a cool country.

Go with the flow!

surfed with Masao-san and Mio-san yesterday morning. we had such a great time. i was laughing and laughing all morning long. Masao-san surfs really good and it was Mio-san’s first time surfing. had a rough start but everything worked out fine. just kept riding and riding all morning long.

then we went to eat some Pho and i did my tour of the best restaurants to eat starting from King Street and ending on Waialae Avenue. all my secrets are out! haha.

thank you Masao-san and Mio-san for the treats!!! i love it!

after our morning session, i picked up the 3 young girls and did a shortboard surfing lesson. these 3 girls started off longboarding so it was fun giving them a shortboard and just saying “Go!” they had a blast!

when you learn from the basic 1, 2, 3’s on the longboard, shortboarding is pretty easy. these girls got better and better after every wave.

i don’t think these girls will ever longboard again. haha. one’s hook on surfing Kelia’s old surfboard and said she will never give it back to me. haha. but it’s ok!

this surfing world is very small. a really nice couple from hokkaido were out yesterday and i had no idea it was them i was going to take surfing today. i can’t wait!

after i came in yesterday evening, i looked back at the ocean and said to myself “thank you for giving us this wonderful beautiful day in paradise.”

took shower, took photos, came home, went over some video with the girls, taught them how to improve on their surfing, and we are all looking forward to another surf session in hawaii.
i love my job and even though i say it to myself every single day, i will say it twice today. i love my job!