[Truthoverpower]

You want to surf ? First you better be a good swimmer. Real good I. Hawaii Second. Try bodysurfing first. No styrofoam Third try sponging. (Boogie board) By then you'll get a feel for waves Then if you want to pick up a big stick. And try. Go for it My 2c. I like being in the big waves 🌊 with fins on and no styrofoam Much easier to ditch apartment buildings coming your way that are 100 ft outside

[mairdie]

Non-swimmer here. I used to cry in rooms with pools. They tried to get me to swim in college but, when I said I’d quit, they backed down. When we added an addition to our house, I built a tiny indoor pool that at the deepest end was just under my nose. Took me a month to walk down to that end. Wanted to make like a fool in private, but never learned to swim.

Deeply impressed with those with the guts to do it.