I have always wished that I lived somewhere where I can learn Surfing.
I'm not that interested in surfing, myself. There's too much caught up in the whole people, language, fashion, and lifestyle surrounding it.
As someone knowledgeable about surfing, can you tell me where it first took off?
Surfing first began with the ancient Polynesians--it's quite old!
That is cool. Are there surfing competitions?
Yes, there are quite a few professional outlets for surfing. The World Surf League, for one, encourages pro surfing practice.
I would love to check that out. Do people all around the world surf?
2016 World Surf League
The 2016 World Surf League World Championship Tour (WCT) is a professional competitive surfing league run by the World Surf League. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.
Surfers receive points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour (after discarding their two worst results) is announced the 2016 World Surf League Surfing World Champion.
2016 Championship Tour
Aida Edemariam, of "The Guardian", Winton says about surfing "I can afford to blow the morning off and go for a surf. I think, 'oh god, I'm nearly 50, you know? If I can get another 10 or 15 years of surfing - that's fine. I've worked hard, I tell myself, as I'm throwing the board in the car. I owe it to myself. A bit of water over the gills. That's my reward. I'm happier