We’ve never met in person. I pull into your driveway at 4am and cut the engine. You answer the door with a cup of coffee in your hand, smiling. You smell like sunscreen and toothpaste. There is a pile of bags at the door. It’s too early to talk, so we just pack the car.
Twenty minutes later we are on the road. The world is pre-dawn pastels, the roads are empty. Birds begin their early morning chatter as we size each other up, nervously. It’s you and me for three days. Two people, one hotel room, one ocean, one story.
The water is glassy when we reach the beach. There are four bobbing heads in the lineup. Soon to be six. Your story begins with this first paddle out. Who are you? How do you confront fear, face challenges? You’ve agreed to tell me, and you can’t help but show me. Over the next three days we will live, surf and breathe each other. We’ll get surfed out together, eat ravenously, sleep deeply and share secrets. Then I’ll take you home, you’ll disappear back into your everyday life and I’ll go home and write it all down.
This is how my book gets written. Who are we? Ordinary people who confront the ocean the same way we confront our lives.
We are ordinary people who have no ordinary days.
Want to tell your story? Email me at surf@katrinacostedio.com.
9 Comments
Aubrey Dayton-Kehoe
September 17, 2011Love it! Can’t wait!!
Elle
September 20, 2011I can see it happening in my mind, Katrina! Keep visualizing what you want.
Tommy
January 30, 2012Betting this will be a great drinking game book!
Chug beer if: Katrina is pictured in a suit in a non surfing picture.
Down a shot if: The name “Brad” appears.
Chug beer and down a shot if: Katrina mentions going out..when waves are good…and no one is out…or only a few people out.
WARNING: Be prepared to be hung over!!!!
Katrina Costedio
January 30, 2012Nice, Tommy. Unfortunately, the book isn’t about me so there will be none of that in the book. But that sure would make reading my blog more fun… too bad I’m in AA; I won’t be able to participate.
Tommy
January 30, 2012Awww rats…blog it is. See…you have a funny bone…let it show more often.
Matt
June 2, 2012I can’t surf but haven’t had an ordinary day in 20 years . . . your project sounds awesome, good luck with it
Jonny
June 15, 2012When is the book coming out? It sounds like a fantastic idea. I’d love to do a documentary like this, would be such an adventure!
Matt
August 29, 2012I haven’t had an ordinary day in 7 years- lemme know if you want material for your book. I have some great beach stories (not surfing though), mostly involving Russians and floating men selling boxes of wine off the coast of Nha Trang.
Harley
September 23, 2012Nice Butt …. good Luck with the book.