{"id":125877,"date":"2023-03-25T18:15:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T09:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=125877"},"modified":"2023-03-25T18:15:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T09:15:47","slug":"surf-to-reborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=125877","title":{"rendered":"Surf to Reborn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125878\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3769-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3769-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3769-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3769-768x576.jpg 768w, 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full bloom! \u00a0The past 2 days, I drove over 9 hours in and out of the mountains. \u00a0Ever corner I was in awe of the beauty. \u00a0And the cool thing is hardly anyone is around. \u00a0This is the most beautiful season I&#8217;ve ever experienced. \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125879\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3799-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3799-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3799-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3799-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3799-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3799-1068x1424.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3799-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3799-rotated.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walking along temples and enjoying the rich culture of Japan. \u00a0Taking it slow step by step and breath by breath. \u00a0I&#8217;m so happy that my life has finally slowed down so much that I can appreciate things a lot more. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125881\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3776-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3776-800x600.jpg 800w, 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m in the wild mountains. \u00a0And in the wild mountains are wild animals. \u00a0 I was walking up a path and could feel something looking at me. \u00a0I look up and there were these cute deer. \u00a0 I don&#8217;t think I can eat deer anymore. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125882\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3718-489x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3718-489x800.jpg 489w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3718-626x1024.jpg 626w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3718-768x1255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3718-940x1536.jpg 940w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3718-696x1138.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3718-257x420.jpg 257w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3718.jpg 991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile back home in Hawaii, I got a text at 1am in the morning. \u00a0Bright lightning, thunder, hail, and the craziest weather. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125880\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3719-549x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3719-549x800.jpg 549w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3719-703x1024.jpg 703w, 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t expecting to surf on this trip. \u00a0But after 11 days of being out of the ocean, I couldn&#8217;t resist. \u00a0Thank you Sakabe-san for encouraging me to surf. \u00a0If it wasn&#8217;t for you, I would have never paddled out. \u00a0You&#8217;re a super kind local and I want to thank you for sharing some waves with me. \u00a0I feel reborn!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been waiting for this! \u00a0The sakura is blossoming everywhere. \u00a0Just in a day, the all the trees on the mountains are full bloom! \u00a0The past 2 days, I drove over 9 hours in and out of the mountains. \u00a0Ever corner I was in awe of the beauty. \u00a0And the cool thing is hardly anyone 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