KL:
You've been quoted saying, "Each surf session
allows me to express myself in new ways and gives
me renewed energy for school work." Surfing
and school don't always peacefully co-exist, how
do you manage to do it so well?
SR: With something as hard
as nursing, a lot of the girls don't have a good
outlet; they just get so focused on the schoolwork.
But for me, once I go surfing - in between class,
or on the weekends, it's such a good release,
and you get the exercise and fun, the whole nine
yards. 
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"Not only is she
one of my favorite surfers to watch but
she is also an
inspirational person outside the water.
She’s an amazingly graceful surfer
that offers a genuine friendship and she
does this by showing her focus and talent
beyond the water."
-Kelly Nicely |
KL: Have you studied the
physiological benefits of exercise much? How it
oxygenates the brain and that?
SR: Not as much as like
a physical therapist, but definitely, we did the
anatomy and how it helps. But not just physically—spiritually
and mentally too, you get the whole package with
surfing. I believe it's the best sport in the
world. Lucky to do it.
KL:
What's your favorite PlayStation game?
SR: PlayStation game? ...so you're getting this
from My Space, I didn't write that My Space page,
Squib wrote it for me, but yeah, I do like PlayStation.
Let me think, Tomb Raider, that's a good one.
No, Gun. Me and my brother-in-law like to play
video games, we just get into it, and we got Gun
recently, it's pretty cool.
KL: Is it like, you have
a gun…?
SR: It's like a western
type setting and you get to shoot a bunch of stuff,
hahaha, yeeaah.
KL:
Do you think the top female surfers should be
millionaires like Sharapova?
SR: I definitely think we should we should be
getting more money than we do. Especially when
you constantly flip on TV and see commercials
with surfers in it. It's everywhere, all over
billboards and stuff. So I think especially for
the women, longboarders and shortboarders get
the short end of the stick, they should be getting
paid more.
KL: Do you have sponsors?
SR: I have a couple sponsors,
but I've never gotten money, like a travel budget
or anything. I've been lucky to do the contests
and get money that way. I just take whatever I
make and travel with it. So if I didn't ever do
good in comps, it'd be whoo-hoo, San Diego. For
me, because it's always been a struggle for sponsors,
I just take it for what it is, surfing is a hobby
and everything else is a bonus. You know, you
got your friends, and that's all you need. You're
lucky if something else comes your way, a trip,
or cash, just be happy with what you got.
KL: If you were getting
paid to surf, would you still want to be a nurse?
SR: Yeah, 'cause it would
never last, I'm too realistic to live in that
kind of fantasy world. I'd be amped to get some
extra dough, but yeah, finish my degree and I
could always go back to nursing.
KL: How's the longboard
crew?
SR: They're the best. I
think we have the best crew. Probably because
it's never been taken crazy serious. We just have
fun, so much fun, and everyone is different and
brings different stuff to the crew, and I don't
know, I love them all.
KL: What's going through
your head when you're going down the line on a
wave?
SR: Um, sometimes I have
thought into it, but for the most part I don't
think about anything, that's the beauty of surfing.
I have a pretty flowy attitude, let nature take
its course.
KL: Any new tricks you've
been working?
SR: Yeah, when I'm free
surfing I've been trying more like technical noseriding
stuff. I'm kinda getting into hanging heels and
crazy foot drags, while on the nose, like dragging
your foot on the wave, a lot of kids have been
getting into that, just tricky stuff that's kinda
goofy, but fun, and stylie. Just trying different
things.
Summer Romero
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