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" Soul Surfer, the story of Bethany Hamilton, a 13-year-old surfer who survived a serious shark attack, hits theaters this Friday, April 8. AnnaSophia Robb will be taking on the role of Bethany, alongside an all-star cast including Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, Carrie Underwood, and Lorraine Nicholson. Personally, Bethany is the reason I wanted to learn how to surf. I admired her courage to take on the waves again, so soon after her accident (or at all, really), I figured if she could do it, so could I. I&amp;#039;ve read her autobiography, own her surfboard-shaped perfume, and even got to meet her a few years ago at a surf competition (that&amp;#039;s us in the pic!). I am so &amp;quot;stoked&amp;quot; (as Bethany would say) to see this movie for the following reasons:  The Beautiful Scenery: Bethany grew up in Hawaii and was a self-proclaimed &amp;quot;water baby,&amp;quot; learning to swim before she could walk. Can you imagine living in paradise, waking up everyday to perfect weather and gorgeous waves? So lucky! The movie was filmed in Hawaii with additional scenes shot in Tahiti (talk about tropical!).  The Surfing: Bethany became pro at a young age and is now sponsored by popular surf brand RipCurl. The movie features excellent surfers and scenes that may just inspire you to take some lessons this summer. Plus, Bethany did a lot of the one-armed surf stunts herself!  The Country Singer&amp;#039;s Debut\u2014Carrie Underwood makes her acting debut as Sarah Hill (Bethany&amp;#039;s Church Youth Group Leader). She is so beautiful and poised on stage, I&amp;#039;m sure she will not disappoint on camera!  The Story\u2014Bethany&amp;#039;s story was heard worldwide. At such a young age, she served as such heroic inspiration for people all over the world. It will be great to see how they depict her life before the accident and her triumph when she got back on board. She is an accomplished surfer who is rightfully admired by all.  Will you be checking out Soul Surfer this weekend? What are you most excited about? Sound off in the comments! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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