Archive for June, 2009

  1. Overwhelmed: June 11, 2009

    Thursday, June 11th, 2009

    A small girl named Tabatha, Wambui’s niece, was doing study before school and, with the help of the maid, organized a bucket of hot water so I could wash.

  2. that awesome Electric Feel cover

    Thursday, June 11th, 2009

    Band name: Cleast Eatwood
    Electric Feel download: (and MGMT cover – but sooo much better than the original
    http://welikeitindie.com/music/cleasteatwood2.mp3
    And on myspace:
    http://www.myspace.com/cleasteatwood
    ~ kristy
    And their track Get Related.

  3. Shark attack season

    Thursday, June 11th, 2009

    Q&A with Ben Birt, Marine and Fisheries Conservation Officer, Adopt a Shark Co-ordinator. Interview by Kristy Theissling

    Q. Why does a shark “attack” a person?

  4. Surfing the Nations

    Thursday, June 11th, 2009

    Surfing The Nations impacts local and international communities through the sport of surfing and selfless service by meeting needs and changing lives.
    We believe surfers have a unique calling on their lives. To go! Into the loneliest and most desolate sectors of their community, the tiny pockets of the world that have been overlooked or forgotten, [...]

  5. Film: Women in the waves screening at Spot-X Surf Fest, Arrawarra Saturday June 21

    Thursday, June 11th, 2009

    7pm at Arrawarra Holiday Park Saturday Night  $10 (outside screening so bring warm clothes) as part of Spot-X Surf Fest ‘A surfers gathering’ June 20-21st, Arrawarra NSW. For more information and updated schedule www.spotxsurf.com or call Vanessa Thompson on 0413 009902

    thewomenandthewaves.com
    WOMEN SURFERS MAKE WAVES IN NEW DOCUMENTARY
    The Women and the Waves
    Celebrates the Female Surfing Experience [...]

  6. ASP Top 17 Surfers Eyed up by Vanity Fair

    Thursday, June 11th, 2009

    Thoughts? from ASP Top 17 Surfers Eyed up by Vanity Fair

  7. Womens Business Awards

    Thursday, June 11th, 2009

    The Telstra Business Women’s Awards celebrates the achievements of remarkable women.
    Past winners include some of Australia’s most talented business leaders, whose career paths and individual achievements continue to inspire business people around the country.
    Thousands of gifted decision makers have enjoyed the many benefits that the Awards provide, including career analysis and development, positive business [...]

  8. women who surf

    Thursday, June 11th, 2009

    When Duke Kahanamoku introduced modern surfing to Australia in 1915, the first Australian to go out on the impressive piece of sugar pine obtained from a local lumber yard was a Freshwater beachgoer, a young Ms. Isobel Letham. She surfed a wave from the outside peak all the way to the sand, riding in tandem [...]

  9. Surf Like A Girl: Broome Barrels

    Thursday, June 11th, 2009

    Where’s it good for women to surf? Let’s take a tour. Starting somewhere random.
    How about … Broome?
    In the far north-west of WA, this small pearling town gets 4-5 foot or 6-8 as the locals call it, and barreling.
    How? Think cyclone swells
    Broome local Jodie Edwards is a member of Broome Surf Sistas and the owner of [...]

  10. Surf Like A Girl: Crescent Head

    Thursday, June 11th, 2009

    The Girls, The Wave, The Comp
    It’s a National Surfing Reserve, a famous Australian surfing destination and attracts longboarders from wide and far. This is because when an east to south-east swell and southerly winds blows into town, surfers at Crescent can tuck into what is considered one of Australia’s best and most consistent longboarding rides.
    Most [...]