Hello my dear Chutzpanim!
My new wife, the shiksa Baobei Funky Feng has agreed to join me in the land of milk and honeys. In order to help acclimate her to Israel, I have planned a series of events, educational courses, and parties to aid in her cultural revolution. I call this plan, "Let the Hundred Hummus Bloom."
To this end, we tried surf lessons last Friday, in Tel Aviv. You can find plenty of Surf lessons & rental shops in north Tel Aviv, right where Ben Gurion ends and becomes a sort of outdoor mall. The mall seems like it was mostly abandoned in the 70's, and is sort of reviving with a cafe, a CrossFit gym, a horror style nightclub and a lounge called Pussycat's, likely servicing Tel Aviv's many feline citizens. As you walk down the large stairs to the beach, there are a couple Surfing lesson providers. We went with Surfhouse, but it looks like the TopSea school was the best organized when we were surfing.
For ~ 150 - 200 ILS (~ 25 USD), you can get a guided two hour lesson. Our instructor was a young kid, who was very nice, but a little quiet when it came to instructing.
Generally, he showed us what you have to do-- lay on your belly and paddle before the wave comes, then "pop-up" as the pushes you forward. Popping up actually involves a lot of core muscles-- the young instructors belly looked like a turtle shell-- and the next day I could barely walk because my back hurt so badly. During the actual lessons I couldn't really tell that I had been tired, but in the morning I could! In any case, it got better after a few hours.
I think surfing mainly involves a lot of practice to get used to balancing as the waves push you-- what to do isn't that difficult to learn, it's actually doing it that is hard, so lessons aren't that useful beyond a few minutes. In any case, we had a few nice rides, and Tel Aviv is a great place to learn since the waves aren't too extreme.
Now to Eilat for Scuba diving!
My new wife, the shiksa Baobei Funky Feng has agreed to join me in the land of milk and honeys. In order to help acclimate her to Israel, I have planned a series of events, educational courses, and parties to aid in her cultural revolution. I call this plan, "Let the Hundred Hummus Bloom."
To this end, we tried surf lessons last Friday, in Tel Aviv. You can find plenty of Surf lessons & rental shops in north Tel Aviv, right where Ben Gurion ends and becomes a sort of outdoor mall. The mall seems like it was mostly abandoned in the 70's, and is sort of reviving with a cafe, a CrossFit gym, a horror style nightclub and a lounge called Pussycat's, likely servicing Tel Aviv's many feline citizens. As you walk down the large stairs to the beach, there are a couple Surfing lesson providers. We went with Surfhouse, but it looks like the TopSea school was the best organized when we were surfing.
For ~ 150 - 200 ILS (~ 25 USD), you can get a guided two hour lesson. Our instructor was a young kid, who was very nice, but a little quiet when it came to instructing.
Generally, he showed us what you have to do-- lay on your belly and paddle before the wave comes, then "pop-up" as the pushes you forward. Popping up actually involves a lot of core muscles-- the young instructors belly looked like a turtle shell-- and the next day I could barely walk because my back hurt so badly. During the actual lessons I couldn't really tell that I had been tired, but in the morning I could! In any case, it got better after a few hours.
I think surfing mainly involves a lot of practice to get used to balancing as the waves push you-- what to do isn't that difficult to learn, it's actually doing it that is hard, so lessons aren't that useful beyond a few minutes. In any case, we had a few nice rides, and Tel Aviv is a great place to learn since the waves aren't too extreme.
Now to Eilat for Scuba diving!
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