surf’s up

July 30, 2007 - 11:30 AM by

Where are the waves not so gnarly but the surfers show up anyway to escape life that feels despondent and prison-esque?

Gaza, according to The L.A. Times in this story that ran yesterday.

According to Times writer Louise Roug…

What the Palestinians euphemistically refer to as “the situation” — a dark and intractable reality of violence and poverty — dissolves in the big blue. You can’t ride the waves and worry about factional violence at the same time.

“When we surf, we think about surfing,” said Islam Assar, 17, sounding as Zen as his California brethren. “We don’t think about the situation.”

Then keep riding the waves, men.

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