had this notion that if I jumped on a plane, I could make things work for me this year. After 12 months of not knowing where I stood with my kitesurfing career, sitting and waiting for something to come up, I had a ‘to hell with it’ moment and booked a one-way ticket to Maui. After a year of so much uncertainty, I thought, “What’s another year of exactly the same?” When I was tossing up whether to leave home, knowing I might not see my family or best friend or plant babies any time soon, I started asking people what they thought I should do. As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I already knew the answer – follow that gut feeling and get the hell to Maui to keep the dream alive. The
