"Wanting to give my 17-year-old nephew, Zachary, a vacation he would never forget, I reserved a 2-hour surfing lesson with FunSurfLA. The instructor was Jacob from Lithuania. He did a great job of introducing Zachary to the mechanics of surfing and actually got Zack up on the board.
A few days later, we rented a wetsuit and surfboard from FunSurfLA so that Zachary could get some practice on his own.
And finally, on the last day of our week-long stay near Venice Beach, we got a second 2-hour lesson. Valentine, from Argentina, was the instructor and he did a great job of giving Zachary tips and encouragement.
It was exciting for Zachary to actually surf and it was exciting for me to see him getting up on the board several times and experiencing the excitement of actually having the water pushing him to shore... and to the sandy beach.
As I was taking a video of Zachary on his last "ride," it was cool to see Valentine running through the water.... getting to Zachary to give him a High-Five while he was still on the board... still coming in to where I was watching.
The instructors really know how to get their students excited about the adventure. If I was 50 years younger, I would want to spend a week with these instructors at FunSurfLA to experience something that I only know about from the Beach Boys "Catch a Wave and You're Sitting on Top of the World!"
They definitely gave my nephew an experience he will never forget.
Response from Host
Aug 2022
Thank you for your beautiful story, this is more than just a review. This is exactly why we do what we do! Surfing is an experience that one definitely should put on their bucket list! Like you said, it like "You're Sitting On Top of the World"! We would love to have Zachary back whenever he comes back to Los Angeles! Thanks again for your amazing review!