About me — Niklas
New Writer, Sports athlete and student in my last year. Sharing what i know and improve
Hey there,
Im Niklas, 18 years old and new here on Medium. Writing little quotes and lyrics was always a hobby of mine. I decided to share it with you but more to that later on. A big part of my Life are sports. I just love doing sports, starting with swimming when i was four years old and i´m still doing it. A quote many swimmers might know is: “ Once you are a swimming athlete, you will always be one”. Is the same with other sports like Fitness or Surfing, which are the two sports i do as well. When i talk about Fitness I mean lifting weights in the Gym and going for a run outside. Besides sports i´m in my last year of school currently studying for my final exams.
Surfing
After school i will go on a Surftrip, searching for the perfect spot and perfect Wave. Sport was always a priority for me, but Surfing just changed my life. I got introduced to Surfing almost five years ago in the Netherlands. We went there with a group of people from Church. I went there having that goal to try a new sport: I ended up falling in love with it. This was the perfect sport for Life. It was overwhelming and so much fun to learn this sport. I remember the Coach yelling all the time: “padderen, padderen, more padderen!” when we tried to catch a wave. When I arrived at home I told my parents immediately that we had to go surfing the next holidays as well. Surprisingly, I went surfing again the next years again and again in Sylt ( a little Island in the North Sea).
The best experience I ever had was in North Spain at San Vicente de la Baquera where I joined my first Surf Camp. The Waves were so beautiful and fun to ride, no matter if early in the morning during the sunrise, or during the sunset in the evening. Furthermore the surfers in the line-up were so relaxed and joyful and as a result, I had no problem joining them. I remember I met someone from Holland and Cologne. Both of them were already surfing for years, what made me kinda insecure at first but afterwards even more excited. I practised every day focusing on my Take off and Balance when riding along the wave. Sometimes I took some friends I made there with me and we surfed until we were exhausted. Even though surfing was the main event during this Camp, going on trips to Comillas and visiting the clubs nearby was part of it too.
What can I say in general about my Surf experience? I want you to imagine yourself sitting on a surfboard, your legs are dangling in the water and your hands slide gently through the surface of the ocean. You feel the warm sun on your skin and the eyes are looking to the horizon, where the waves a built themselves up. Take a deep breath and feel your body calm down as it enjoys the present moment. That’s how I would describe my experiences. The relaxation and calmness you feel is one of the benefits of surfing. I noticed surfers enjoy the present moment more than anyone else. You’re fully focused on making the best of the set and wave you surf.
My biggest takeaways from the surf camp were the skills I practised, friendship and brotherhood is very important in life and you should enjoy the moment to its fullest. I only can recommend everyone to go on a Surftrip once in his life. You meet new people from everywhere in the world, learn how to surf and last but not least you will have a memory you´ll never forget.
If you want to know where to go I recommend you to follow these Instagram accounts:
- surfparadies_surfreisen
- planetsurfcamps
- lapointcamps
My Life is about to get serious, because I graduate school, think about where I can find a part-time job, and focus on my Journey with self-improvement. All started last year after I had a difficult time and tried to refocus on my own life, finding myself. Once you start spending more and more time with yourself, you question everything. The most important ones I had were “How should my Life look like in 10 years?”, “What is it that I want the most?”, “What does it teach me?”, …
This is my journey of Life and I want you to join and take away what is the best for you. Keep one thing in mind:
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Everything I write about here is not the truth, it´s just my opinion on the topics. Consider this Quote as a guide on how to read my articles or as a personal insight. I want to share with you every insight I have on many topics. Some topics I already heard about and some topics that will come along this journey. There are four different categories I will focus on:
- Traveling
- Self Improvement
- Quotes
- Sports
Traveling
I already told you about my Surf trips, but there are more places i visited and a lot more i want to visit in the future. Traveling means freedom to me. Freedom to explore the world and its secrets. The beauty of nature and the different perspectives you can receive. I mean there are several ways to look on a landscape. If you change your spot, the view will change as well and you get a totally different impression. I Thank my Parents that we traveled a lot. I have seen so many places in Europe that i only can recommend to you all. Starting off with my favourite place Sardinia in Italy. We stayed there for three weeks in a apartment on the mountain near Palau. A wonderful place to relax and enjoy the sun. The sunrises are unforgettable like the view we had form our apartment. Imagine your sitting at the table drinking coffee in the morning and the only thing you see is the Ocean and the sun rising at the horizon. Every single morning you enjoy this calm moment and are excited about the day. Special about that vacation was the sail boat trip to the nearby islands with small hidden beaches and the crystal clear water. Due to the fact we weren´t sitting on a turistic cruiser, or captain was able to get to small and beautiful beaches. This place was just perfect. Mostly our summer vacation trips go to very sunny places. All i need is the sun, a beach and the cool blue water. You can let me know if you prefer winter or summer ? I obviously prefer summer.
Travel far enough, you meet yourself — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
I like traveling and will continue doing it. You are going to be part of my Travelbook insights, news and get personal experience from places you should visit once in your life.
Self Improvement
This topic is divided in diffrent sub categories like mindset, useful skills, character development, mental Health and much more. Form my point of view the most important part of self improvement is, that you get to know you and your purpose better. Even though i´m still very young i learned how i handle my internal state and control it. What i realized over time is that you gain a better sense of your own value and try to improve it. There is so much to his topic.
Quotes
Discussing quotes is always a good way to challenge his own mindset and point of view. I like doing that with friends or even when i´m alone. Maybe you will switch your opinon or defend your opinion against the others. What do you aim for? Probably a more open mind and improving your discussion skills. You listen, you think, you learn, you accept …
Sports
I already told you that i love sports but once again: I LOVE SPORTS! Time to try or improve your skills in Surfing, swimming, Fitness, … You might learn from it or even give me some tips. I´m gong to show you different sports and maybe try some new ones. Hope you enjoy it. To give you a short impression of which sports i already tried: I learned windsurfing last year, which was so much fun and according to that wind foiling is the next level i want to try. Another sport i´m interested in is Skydiving or bungee jumping. Some day i will try them both…
In the end these are the topics i enjoy writing about and want to share with you. Why did i told you aout this ? Everything I write about ends with self improvement and how to get better in life. That’s what matters to me and what I want to share with you
