{"id":28085,"date":"2025-06-09T06:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T06:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/?p=28085"},"modified":"2025-10-17T18:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:04:45","slug":"when-i-close-my-eyes-i-still-see-that-wave-in-slow-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/when-i-close-my-eyes-i-still-see-that-wave-in-slow-motion\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;When I close my eyes I still see that wave in slow-motion&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following on from Rebekah&#8217;s blog about how the Sri Lanka Surf Academy, we checked in with her fellow student on the course, spritely teenager Carina Volland who also joined with no surfing experience. Here&#8217;s was Carina had to say and what she&#8217;s up to now:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;I will never forget the morning when we surfed main point (Arugam Bay) and surfing the longest wave of my life all the way to the beach. When I close my eyes I still see that wave in slow-motion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Marshies-Willy-Nowatzky-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Marshies-Willy-Nowatzky-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Marshies-Willy-Nowatzky-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Marshies-Willy-Nowatzky-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Marshies-Willy-Nowatzky-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Marshies-Willy-Nowatzky-2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Sri Lanka Surf Academy Carina completed her 20 hours shadowing with us at the Sri Lanka Surf House and gained further experience volunteering at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seasisterslk.com\/\">Seasisters<\/a>, a local initiative to teach Sri Lankan females ocean awareness through swimming and surfing that challenge cultural norms and encourage a new perspective in life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now ripping and feeling confident in the water, Carina signed up for a Women\u2019s Open surf competition where she placed third in the shortboard category. Now she is earning her money working full time as a surf coach in Lanzarote before heading to university next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;which is a dream come true and none of this would have happened if I didn\u2019t sign up to the Ticket to Ride Sri Lanka Surf Academy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Another Zero to Hero story for Carina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If her and Rebekah can make their surfing dream a reality then you can to! 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