Its looking sweet in Monmouth Co. Clean as hell and about waist high. Enjoy it for those of us stuck at work.
Yea, im off every wednesday and its been flat every wednesday so I'll take anything right now.it is looking about waist high and clean.
It actually looks relatively warm too. The weekend looks like crap so far for me. I'm counting on the winds doing an about-face.
i cannot begin to express the depth of my despair that i can't get out after work today!! any other day this week, i'd be fine. i'm teacher & keep my gear in the car, so i'm done by 3:30 at the absolute latest & in the water by 3:45...but today i have my master's course....no surfy for me today.
always lame when work/school gets in the way... in the same boat today. i'm a sub teacher and freelance writer, and an interview for the latter is keeping me dry as well. at least it's not as fun down here so i'm not missing out as much. i work at a high school, which lets out at 2, so usually I have plenty of time for a post-work session...
haha soo thats what my teachers are doing when i'm taking a test? There all on swellinfo talking about how pissed off they are that they aren't in the water. Haha im just imagining you making your students write an essay so you can talk about how you'd rather be surfing. Im right with you...but i'm writing the essay..
What cam are you guys looking at? I only see knee to thigh at best. I was hoping to get on it today after work which is soon but not liking what i see right now. Probably good ole low tide messing stuff up
yep, pretty much. i don't really even hide it...my school's gradebook & attendence are all done online, so i just keep swellinfo up as another tab all day. the kids know i check the surf reports during the day & on days i don't have class, those reports determine how late i'm willing to stay after school for extra help. flat=as late as you need me. anything over knee high=out the door right behind the kids.
Yea,I thought it was going to be a little better,alot of closeouts.Prob about 2/3 feet but better today than my previous flat Wednesdays.The highlight of my session was a seal popping up staring at me from about 20 feet.With all that rubber on I think she was trying to pick me up.
DE yesterday Made it out for the first time since mid-November. It was super clean waist to chest with some lulls that made it good for paddling out but a bit chilly waiting for the next set. Def some fun rides though, got my stoke on.
to all of the teachers out there how is a job as a teacher? i am in high school but looking at careers and i want something pretty chill. is it fun? i hate school so i dont know if i could manage going back
OCNJ was a lot of fun. there redoing the beaches creating a sick sandbar thats breaking really hard for jersey
i enjoy it a lot. there are some days when i just want to strangle them. then there are days when they seem like geniuses & everything clicks. those are the days that make it worth it. it's deff. NOT chill...i do a LOT of work outside of school & before/after school to make sure i'm prepared to do my job & there's quite a bit of education that goes along w/ it as well (i have a bachelor's in my subject area & am working towards my master's). i'm guessing that will taper off a bit as i'm in the profession longer & get the hang of it more. i see experienced teachers who arrive right at 7:30 & are out the door every day at 3:30 & they barely take anything w/ them. if you think you might be interested in pursuing teaching as a career, i suggest you talk to one of your current or favorite teachers about it. that said, the perks of the job are pretty nice. the pay is pretty decent, summers off to travel & surf (last summer i went to panama, this year i'm going to the maldives), regular days off, holidays....& i'm not gonna lie. i've taken a few "sick" days here & there to surf during those better fall swells that occur during the week.
Living in VB, which is Va.'s largest city, our school system is huge, so the demand for subs is always high. I never really considered a career in education before I started subbing on a regular basis. I went to Old Dominion for journalism, but that job market is shrinking fast as papers and mags cut payroll. I have a sweet network of freelance gigs, but it's not enough to pay all the bills, so I started subbing. Subbing is a lot more chill than teaching, but it gives of a taste of what to expect. Since I've been at the same high school for awhile now, I'm considering going back to ODU and getting my teacher's license. It's a high-stakes, stressful job, but the benefits are great and the flexibility is unparalelled, especially in the summertime. In my opinion, it's one of the best jobs for someone dedicated to the surfing lifestyle. Once you accumulate enough college credits, see what the subbing opportunities are in your local school district. It might be enough of an intro to know if its right for you before you jump all the way in...
see i would be a teacher that is chill and doesnt make kids work. i just want to let kids enjoy there childhood and not have to do homework and study. I also heard as a teacher it is hard to get fired after 2 years or something? Tenure? Also what do you teach? It sounds lame but i really like history and government the most out of my classes and they come naturally. I can remember a boatload of stuff in history but come chemistry where i have to apply stuff and math im lost.
