I didn’t grow up thinking of surfing as a “dream” to strive for. The first time I was pushed into a wave on a family camping trip I was hooked, and that was kind of that. But what if surfing – and I don’t mean becoming the next Kelly Slater, I mean just simply becoming a surfer – was a childhood dream?
In some parts of the world, becoming a bonafide surfer is a far fetched dream. That’s Paul’s story, a 13-year old boy from the township Dunoon in Capetown, South Africa. Getting to the ocean takes more than just asking mom to drop him off at the beach, and where he comes from, money isn’t exactly something that goes towards new surfboards and wetsuits every birthday. Paul does, however, have that dream of becoming a surfer. He also has the help of a local non-profit that picks him up and takes him surfing three times a week at nearby Blouberg beach.
It’s a pretty inspirational thought worthy of its own documentary – following a kid to see what life’s like when you wholeheartedly pursue your dream.
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