{"id":729,"date":"2018-12-20T16:28:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T21:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/?p=729"},"modified":"2019-01-03T15:41:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T20:41:32","slug":"sharing-waves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/fall-2018\/sharing-waves\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Waves"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy of Jake Fagan ’22. Photo credit: Gunnar Rinkel ’22.<\/h6>\n

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Wow! There are a lot of Rams out there catching waves \u2014 and catching some great shots of waves, too!<\/p>\n

Thank you for sharing your surfing photos and stories! Now it’s our turn to share \u2014 here’s a compilation of the photos, stories, and memories you sent in or tagged on Instagram. Keep catching those swells, and keep tagging your surfing photos! #surfuri<\/a><\/p>\n

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Christina Young ’20<\/a> shared some surfing photos with us, and agreed to talk with us via email about her connection to the ocean, and to surfing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Surfing is a Way of Life<\/h2>\n

Q&A with Christina Young ’20<\/h4>\n

Where did you learn to surf?<\/strong>
\nI’m from Connecticut, but I learned to surf in Rhode Island. I have a deep connection to surfing here.<\/p>\n

What’s the best thing about surfing?<\/strong>
\nThe best thing is sitting on the water waiting, feeling the energy in the ocean moving around you. The other wonderful part is that to me, surfing isn’t so much a sport as it is a way of life. It completes me.<\/p>\n

Does surfing enrich other parts of your life?<\/strong>
\nSurfing is my escape from the stressful parts of life. It keeps me grounded.<\/p>\n

Is surfing an equal opportunity sport?<\/strong>
\nIt’s true that surfing is a predominantly male sport. I don’t really know any other female surfers. But males always respect females in the water\u2014at least with every encounter I’ve had. We all have respect for each other, even if we’re complete strangers.<\/p>\n

You seem to have a strong connection to the ocean. How did that develop?<\/strong>
\nI have loved everything about the ocean since I was a child. I actually wanted to come to 911爆料 starting in fifth grade\u2014for marine biology and oceanography. I have a goal of preserving the oceans so that many generations after me will be able to experience the beauty I have experienced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Christina Young is a junior from Connecticut.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Andy Brownell ’94<\/a><\/h2>\n