{"id":104943,"date":"2019-09-01T05:33:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T20:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=104943"},"modified":"2019-09-01T05:33:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T20:33:54","slug":"go-naminori-dreams-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=104943","title":{"rendered":"Go-Naminori:  Rainbow Dreams Come True\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104945\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.20.41-PM-663x434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"434\" \/>omg! \u00a0the evenings have been soooo good! \u00a0every single right and left have been peeling perfectly. \u00a0look at Nao-san and Seira-chan go!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104944\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.19.54-PM-663x411.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"411\" \/>Takami-san on the magic board going left. \u00a0Toda-san on the magic foil going right.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104949\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.22.28-PM-663x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"409\" \/>Seira-chan surfing better and better each day. \u00a0nobody can believe that this girl has only been surfing for 2 1\/2 years. \u00a0that&#8217;s unbelievable!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104946\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.21.34-PM-663x421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"421\" \/>super poised and super good style.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104947\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.21.53-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>since Toda-san and Takami-san were pro surfers and also JPSA judges, i asked them what kind of advise would they give Seira-chan. \u00a0they both said &#8220;she already surfs good. \u00a0everything looks good already!&#8221; \u00a0i was so happy to hear that! \u00a0and i bet Seira-chan will be happy when i tell her that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104953\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.27.13-PM-663x376.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"376\" \/>Nao-san&#8217;s also only been surfing for a couple years. \u00a0now she can paddle out and catch waves on her own. \u00a0that&#8217;s huge progress&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104951\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.26.49-PM-663x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"379\" \/>and now she won&#8217;t look at me when i&#8217;m foiling beside her so i can kind of trust her for not falling and hitting me. \u00a0i said &#8220;kind of.&#8221; \u00a0haha..<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104952\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.26.59-PM-663x377.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"377\" \/>high risks equals high returns. \u00a0this is a one of a kind shot&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104948\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.23.18-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>Takami-san&#8217;s been surfing more than ever. \u00a0and the more is proving to be better!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104954\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.27.32-PM-663x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"380\" \/>Toda-san is like a kid again. \u00a0i&#8217;ve surfed with him in the most perfect 8&#8242; barreling waves in the Mentawai&#8217;s before, but i haven&#8217;t seen him happier than he is right now. \u00a0it&#8217;s crazy how the foil brings out the kid in all of us&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104955\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.28.08-PM-663x410.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"410\" \/>we were sitting in the lineup waiting for a wave. \u00a0 then i thought to myself, &#8220;this was my biggest dream, and now i&#8217;m living it.! \u00a0 my dream of connecting Japan and Hawaii like a rainbow is real. \u00a0Seira-chan, Takami-san, Toda-san, and Nao-san were all surfing together enjoying the moment. \u00a0laughing and smiling the whole way. \u00a0so yes, i&#8217;m living in my dream i dreamt up 30 years ago. \u00a0that&#8217;s freaking amazing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104956\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-31-at-1.26.28-PM-1-663x416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"416\" \/>when Toda-san started foiling, i was trying to help him as much as possible. mostly because i felt sorry for him. \u00a0haha. \u00a0i know the struggles and i knew it was all mental and he would overcome it someday. \u00a0and now that he&#8217;s past the mental part, he&#8217;s progressing super fast. \u00a0so now he&#8217;s on his own. \u00a0i&#8217;m not going to help him get better than me. \u00a0that would be foolish of me right? \u00a0haha&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>omg! \u00a0the evenings have been soooo good! \u00a0every single right and left have been peeling perfectly. \u00a0look at Nao-san and Seira-chan go!!! Takami-san on the magic board going left. \u00a0Toda-san on the magic foil going right. Seira-chan surfing better and better each day. \u00a0nobody can believe that this girl has only been surfing for 2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirby-blogs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=104943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104943\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=104943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=104943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=104943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}