Santa Barbara's Sports News and Information
Hello Everyone!! I hope you guys are having a great Spring and getting ready for an even greater SUMMER!!!My life has been pretty busy since February of this year. I have been doing contest after contest but now I am back home and I have a little bit of a break before I go to France in June. The past four months have been some of the best times of my life for so many different reasons.Yes, the surfing has been amazing, but I'm talking about also having the opportunity to give … [Read more...]
Hello everyone!! Hope all is well with you guys, and that y’all had a Happy Easter!I am over in Australia still. However, I did have the chance to go home for about 10 days after my last contest, which was really nice to get a little break and hang out with friends and family! The ten days went fast, but it was well worth it.I came back over to Australia for the last three world tour events in the Southern Hemisphere. First stop was Bells Beach just outside of Melbourne. Bells is … [Read more...]
Hello everyone!Hope y’all are doing well. Sorry I have not written in a while. I have had a lot on my mind lately.Right now I am in Australia, I have been here for about a month. I have contests over here until the end of April, so I'm not going to be home for a while!I started off my trip with a QS at Manly Beach right outside of Sydney. It was pretty crazy because I learned to surf at Manly Surf School when I was 5 years old, and now I am competing in one of the biggest … [Read more...]
Wow... It seems like time just goes faster and faster the older you get! I can't believe it is already New Year's Eve. First off, I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holidays!Mine was great, I got to spend some quality time with my brother and sister which is always the best because I don't get to see them very often.But in this blog I just want to reflect on 2011 and look forward to 2012.2011 was a big year for me. I made the ASP World Tour, which has been a dream of mine … [Read more...]
Hello Everyone! Hope ya’ll had a great Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is always so much fun: food, family, friends, and surf - what more could you want!?I always love the holiday season and can't believe it is already December! That being said, I was thinking it would be fun to give you guys a little “surfer's gift guide" to help with ideas on what to get a friend, family member, boyfriend or girlfriend that surfs!Here is a list of the top 10 things I think they might would love to … [Read more...]
Hello everyone!!! Well I must say that it was SO nice to be home for a little while, just to take a break from everything and hang out with friends and family.However, now I'm in Hawaii (not too shabby). I am doing a photo shoot for Smith Optics. I just signed with them, and they are so awesome! I am super stoked to be apart of the company.The waves have been pretty small thus far but it looks like this weekend we should get some good waves!I am only doing this photo shoot for … [Read more...]
Well Hello everyone! Hope Ya’ll are doing great!! At the moment, I'm on my 40th plane flight of 2011!Haha - yes, I have kept track of them all in my phone. It's pretty crazy to go back and look at all of the places I have gone to this year. I'm on my way from Spain to Portugal's Azores Islands. The Azores are these beautiful islands off the coast of Portugal. I have never been there before, but I have heard great things!I am going to Azores for the last QS (qualifying series) of the … [Read more...]
Hi everyone!!Hope you all are enjoying the last bit of summer! I can’t believe it is already almost over! Anyways, I just thought I would give you guys a brief update on what happening in my world.Well, as some of you might know it has been a pretty hectic but good summer for me. The U.S. Open was a blast and I was so excited to win the Jr. Pro and get second in the Open. It has been a goal of mine for a long time to make the finals and win the Jr, so that was a big accomplishment … [Read more...]
Hey Guys!Well my time in Europe has come to an end... I have loved every second of it!I think mostly because I have not been back here since I was 5 years old, so it was all new to me!I have some exciting news as well!! I just finished 2nd in a 6-star QS over here in Portugal! It's the bet result I have had in a QS before, so it felt good to leave Europe with a bang. The contest was in Estoril, Portugal at a beach called Guincho. The wave is a small beach break with a lot of wind … [Read more...]
Hi Guys!!My time in France has come to an end. I now have a legit answer when people ask me where is my favorite spot to travel to: FRANCE!I love everything about that place... the people, the food, the waves, the atmosphere, it's amazing. I got to the round of 24 in the QS contest, the quarter finals in the Junior Pro. Also, they did something that they don’t normally do at contests, it's called an expression session! So, what they did is pick the girls they thought were the most … [Read more...]
Hello everyone! Well at the moment I am in Peru for one of the most fun events of the year!This might ring a bell for you loyal readers. Last year this event was in New Zealand. It is called the ISA World Juniors.I am here with the USA surf team competing for the U.S. of A. It is all 18 and under surfers from around the world, and every year it is in a different country. So what happens is every country takes the top 4 girls for under 18 and the top 4 guys for under 16 and … [Read more...]
Hey Everyone, Well, just got back from Australia; I was over there for a contest.It was fun, I was in Newcastle. It's a little city about two hours out of Sydney. I brought my little video camera with me so I am going to make a video blog. I’ll show you guys it when I’m done.It was fun to see all my friends and to get a nice little tan. The contest was a QS “qualifying series” and really it's all pretty confusing how the system works for surfing. This was the first QS of … [Read more...]
