I started catching waves on a little wave rebel boogie when I was 11 and was living in Portugal. From that first moment on I was hooked and kept at it.

I surf because it keeps me right-minded, there's just nothing else like it. It puts me in a perfect meditative state of mind which stays on for hours, even when I'm done surfing. Also I really don’t like working out for the sake of doing it. Luckily, when it comes to surfing, the workout is included. I tend to turn a blind eye to all the peddling and what happens between waves. 

My own personal growth inspires me on a daily basis. I feel like there’s nothing that can lift your spirit more than seeing yourself working out your own wrinkles. However, dogs tend to inspire me a lot these days as well. The way they are constantly present and in the moment. So simple yet the hardest state of mind to reach.

My typical day starts with a coffee and ends with a coffee. I might surf in between and most likely be busy with a hundred different projects at the same time.

To relax I go have a coffee, a surf or just go walk in the dark while listening to a weird soundtrack of a movie that doesn’t exist.

Home, of course. So either Lafitenia or Guethary... but definitely a Bask reef break.

I think Indonesia, Uluwatu a few years ago. I spent the whole day in the water with friends... it was epic! 

Most likely running between my build sites or out shooting photos on some random job trip. I do love a good Netflix binge every now and then though. Disconnecting keeps me balanced.

The world needs people to wake the hell up, take better care of themselves and the people around them.

The best tip I could ever give is to just trust your gut feeling, go out and make your dreams come true. Also create a passive income and get that money working for you instead of you working for it. I read “Rich dad poor dad”, one of those slimy best sellers, but still it changed my financial thoughts in ways I never thought possible.

Worst job must have been working at a lamb slaughter in a little hole of a town in northern Norway when I was about 25. I would not recommend that to anyone haha.

Favourite surf destination at the moment is Lombok, Indonesia. I have had so much fun scouting the little nooks and bays there. Won’t give out any names but there’s plenty of fun to be found.

My favourite board….? I’ll give you two of them: First one is a ‘9”4 log made by Sean Cusick at the gliding barnacles festival. I borrowed one euro off of my good friend Filipe Neto to buy a lottery ticket and I won a free custom board. It flies! 

Second one is my new log “Resolution” from Ross Concept who I’ve recently started to surf for. Just one of those boards on which you can almost take a nap on the nose.

I have to say all the lost track clips by Torren Martyn and Ishka. They just have the best real deal feeling to them and Torren just makes any wave look like so much fun. 

I'm soooo tired of instagram lately. They’ve ruined it! But @lookatthisrussia never disappoints haha. @__nitch is always great.

Not sure I wanna answer that… pizza?

I think paddle power would be it. Too many big fish out in the dark.  

Please make every day you have as special as you can. You never know what’s around the corner. Life’s precious, don't let it slip away from you. 

That’s about that, shall we go out and get a coffee now? Yeeeeah, let’s go.