I Got Up

By Grace

I see surfers surf all the time, I really wanted to try it, so I did.  I thought that surfing was the coolest thing ever, I was pretty much right.  It was really lucky that my uncle was a surfer, he had boards and he could teach me.   Two summers ago we decided to go in the water and try.  I was too scared to go out deep, so I went up to my waist.   I used one of the boards he got my family which was a foam bored, it’s a board but it is covered in foam.  My uncle pushed me into a wave, and I tried to stand up. I failed.  I kept trying, but all I did was fall.  I then I thought that I was never going to stand up and I should just give up.  On my families last vacation of the summer I went out with my friend because I thought she could help me.  I tried to surf one last time, and guess what? I got up! I felt so proud, my parents took a picture of me, and it looked weird. My waist was bent and I was leaning over, but I knew I could fix that.  But summer was over, so I was going to try again next summer.

            The next summer, in June of 2013, my uncle came out with me again, I remember him giving me corrections, so I took his corrections and bent my knees not my waist.  My uncle let me use his fun board, which is a real board but it is thicker.  Now I can surf on a better board!   My dad now likes to come out with me on his paddle board and paddle out deep while I surf.  I got way better this summer, and I can’t wait until next summer.