Well kids, my time at BambooSK8 has come to an end and I’m very grateful for the opportunities I had during my four months here. I got to meet a lot of cool and interesting folks and really work on honing my photography skills. I had a blasty blast working on the start-up of the music program and I really hope it grows into something awesomely huge. As for me, I’m getting ready to dive back into ESPN full time in the fall for more drunken college football shenanigans. I’m also getting closer to seeing my dream of starting my own photography business come to life. I’m even shooting a wedding this month, eek! Cross your fingers and toes, too, for good measure.

a hui hou,
j

So needless to say, I pretty amped for upcoming events at BambooSK8. Summer brings more festivals and contests, which means more opportunities to get our name out there!

In the meantime, while you’re waiting for March to go out like a lamb, check out one of my favorite sites: www.freerice.com. This non-profit site provides a free vocabulary game in which every definition you choose correctly, the United Nations World Food Programme donates 10 grains of rice in an effort to end world hunger. Totally rad! Now you can talk about that transcendent, majestic kickflip down the thoroughfare. : )

a hui hou,

jj

I come from the corporate world of traditional sports and sometimes football is just not the business. I had a brief taste of being a professional in the action sports world and was hungry for more. I came across this great opportunity with BambooSK8 and was stoked! It combined one of my most valued personal ideals of being environmentally sustainable with my love for action sports. Zing!

How is the internship so far?

While there were some bumps in the road at first (Master List ‘O Death, as Mark D. likes to call it), things appear to be rolling along and picking up the good vibrations. It’s been said that nothing worth having ever comes easy, so I know our hard work doing the icky parts will really pay off in the end.

What are you learning?

As a surfer girl, my board is missing wheels, so I’m learning about all the things that go into making it roll. And I’ve been learning how to work as a team again, which is so important in the professional world. Even if you’re the president, you’re often a small piece of the bigger picture that keeps everything rolling along.

What are your goals?

I’d definitely like to work on the networking and branding for BambooSK8. Ultimately, I want to work on my photography and eventually become legit where people throw wads of cash at me to take their picture. I kid, I kid. But I really do want to use my photography to tell a story and hopefully strike a chord to promote that which I am passionate about. I hope to start by taking some photographs for our nifty company to promote the radness of our bamboo movement.

A hui hou,
j j

I’m completely amped to be working here with an innovative and eco-friendly company such as BambooSK8, and promote the green revolution! Hopefully, you’ll see some more of my photography ’round here soon.

For now, dig how rad this baby is:

peace and mahalo,

j j