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August 7, 2009
Photo by Shawn Yao
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To be in awe of the sea, to be aware of its terrible beauty is to acknowledge its violence. It has lead many men to their deaths as much as it’s inspired them. Much like the women we fall in love with—the ones we’d readily take and do damage for—we’re as much in thrall with the prospect of skimming its surface as much as drowning in its depths. It’s no coincidence that Hemingway referred to the sea as a woman.
Consider then Lorraine Lapus—the first Filipina to be certified as a surf instructor in the Philippines. “I caught my first wave alone and I just fell in love on the spot,” she says. Spending most of her time at the Philippine Surfing Academy, working both as an instructor and head-of-marketing at the school, she says she “just love(s) being in the water, soaking in all the wonderful senses that nature provides you. It’s the best feeling being alone and challenging yourself. Alone time is good every now and then.” In the near future, she hopes to own her own little corner of earth and set up camp there. That is, of course, after she’s traveled enough.
