{"id":65862,"date":"2016-03-25T15:27:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T06:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=65862"},"modified":"2016-03-25T15:27:48","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T06:27:48","slug":"the-amazing-glass-ceiling-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=65862","title":{"rendered":"The Amazing Glass Ceiling View!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-25-at-9.10.51-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-03-25 at 9.10.51 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65864\" \/><br \/>\nwow!  the best call again!  started early with Asayama-san because i knew the winds would come early.  i told him, lets go surf first while it&#8217;s calm, and when the wind comes onshore, let&#8217;s go dive.  because for diving, the winds don&#8217;t matter.  it&#8217;s always calm under the surface.  and today, it was just that.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_7728.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7728\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65865\" \/><br \/>\nso i take Asayama-san to my secret spot.  we pull up and the waves are perfect!  i tell him &#8220;today, you will be short boarding.  we&#8217;ve been long boarding for the past 9 days so it&#8217;s time to do something different.&#8221;  so i wax up my short board, give it to him, and he actually caught so many good waves!  of course nobody was out so we had an awesome quiet surf session.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-25-at-9.10.21-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-03-25 at 9.10.21 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65866\" \/><br \/>\nthen it was time to free dive.  last time i took Asayama-san, it was his first experience.  ever since that, he wanted to go again.  today was the perfect day.  i pull up to some deep clean water, we mask up, jump in, and it was freaking so clear and beautiful!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-25-at-9.11.05-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-03-25 at 9.11.05 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65869\" \/><br \/>\nbefore we got in, i told him &#8220;ok, go straight down, equalize the pressure by clearing your ears each meter you fall, then keep on falling.  it was pretty deep and i didn&#8217;t think he would even try to touch the bottom.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-25-at-9.12.16-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-03-25 at 9.12.16 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65868\" \/><br \/>\nthen i seen him reaching and reaching and going deeper and deeper.  omg, he touched the bottom!!!  not too many people i&#8217;ve taught diving can go this deep in just 2 times.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-25-at-9.12.32-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-03-25 at 9.12.32 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65867\" \/><br \/>\nthen i told him, when you come up, just look up a little and enjoy the most beautiful view in the world.  it will look and feel so amazing.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-25-at-9.11.16-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-03-25 at 9.11.16 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-65863\" \/><br \/>\nwhen Asayama-san surfaced, he had the biggest smile on his face.  i told him &#8220;good job!  now let&#8217;s go eat!&#8221;  off to china town for some dim sum, and i&#8217;m sure he took a long nap in the afternoon.  and i&#8217;m pretty sure when i pick him up tomorrow morning, he will ask me to take him diving again.  he&#8217;s hooked!  haha.<br \/>\ni think i&#8217;m going to start to become a free dive teacher and do lessons in hawaii.  the reason being it&#8217;s so rewarding to see the smiles after what normal people think is impossible.  here is a 67 year old guy living the dream life.  surf, dive, eat, and laugh.  that&#8217;s my dream life, and that&#8217;s a dream life so many people can only dream about.  but now, those dreams can be real.  you just have to dream it, and go for it!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>wow! the best call again! started early with Asayama-san because i knew the winds would come early. i told him, lets go surf first while it&#8217;s calm, and when the wind comes onshore, let&#8217;s go dive. because for diving, the winds don&#8217;t matter. it&#8217;s always calm under the surface. and today, it was just that. 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