Hello, my name is Jawel.

Yes, that’s my real name. It means the journey in Arabic. I’m a woman. I was born in Loiret *. Ouch, poor thing! And I am not waterproof right ear since the age of 4 years due to a medical error. Absolutely nothing predestined me to want to become a shaper.

My first love was rock climbing. This is how I found myself in Grenoble after my baccalaureate to pass a State Brevet of climbing and incidentally a D.E.U.G of Alpine geography. After a serious climbing accident, I took a sabbatical year to think about my future. I had a season as a perchman at 7Laux where I met my second love, Snowboard. I spent 15 years riding the most beautiful alpine domains.

In 2009, I decided to resume my studies to become commercial in the world of Outdoor. I found myself, propelled, in the Southwest where I meet the Ocean. This weird thing who represented the most absolute danger for me! Remember, I’m not waterproof! I did not learn to swim! Plus, if water came into my ear, it could seriously affect my health. Nevertheless, despite that, despite the fact that I never found a commercial position in the south-west, I could not go back to my mountains. I found a cleaning job that allowed me to pay the rent and have time to learn to surf after ordering a custom silicone cap for my sealing problems!

But I needed more! I needed to understand how it all worked! From the practice of surfing to fluid mechanics, I needed to understand how it all intermingled to give us that orgasmic euphoria when you ride a wave! And the shape is a little the link of all this madness! That was the reason! By cons, the how is another story! Getting the fantasy of dreams and dreams to reality is the first step: Dare, have confidence in yourself.

So yes, it’s not just a shape story …
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Gerry Lopez, Dan Costa

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