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Addicted to Surfing
When I first started surfing, I quickly became stoked. This surf stoke turned into a surf addition. Stoked is a word surfers use to express their enthusiasm for surfing. Stoke is synonymous with joy. The slang version of the word stoke(d) is: exhilarated; excited; intoxicated or stupefied as with a drug; high Just as with a…
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Stoke Is A Verb
Surfers use the word stoke a lot. “I was so stoked yesterday, the waves were firing.” They use stoke in place of happy, joy or fun. They use it to describe the way surfing makes them feel. However, a traditional English dictionary version of the word stoke is: To stir up and feed a fire; To tend a…
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The Birth of Wahine Wednesdays
The first Wahine Wednesday was 3-13-13. We had no idea that on that particular day, we would set a goal to surf every Wednesday for a year. 52 Wednesdays to be exact. It started out like any other potential surf day. Roll outta bed, pack my stuff, get the kids off to school and meet…
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The First Step
Beginnings can be hard. It’s that first step . . . the act of putting yourself out there. Making a change or starting something new. Even if it’s something positive, it can be scary. So it has been for me and this blog. The idea for Wahine Wednesdays was created March 2013. March. Five long…