Soul Surfer Reaction 3

  Bethany Hamilton did not even scream, she was not terrified, she thinks maybe she was in shock or on autopilot. However, she is glad this is the state she was in during the shark attack. If she did see the shark she would not have been as calm and would probably have nightmares of the attack. They had only been in the water for an hour when the tragedy had came upon them.
    Alana, Alana's brother Byron and her dad Holt were all with Bethany the day of the attack. When the shark came Bethany handled it in control and calm she just shouted that she was attack by a shark. She even said that she had no pain when her arm was taken by the shark. She only remembered thinking her number one priority was to get to the shore, she did not even bother to think the shark could still be around her. Bethany saw she lost her arm almost up to her shoulder. No matter what everyone was thinking they kept calm through the whole experience, for Bethany's benefit.
    Bethany's arm was bleeding badly the wound like hers usually cause the arteries to roll back. Instead of freaking out she just prayed to god to help her and guide her back to the beach. Holt tied the rash guard around her stub to act as a tourniquet. Holt brought Bethany into the shore, while Byron raced to the shore to call the ambulance right away. Holt took care of her by making her answer questions to be sure she did not pass out. Bethany began to have a fear that she could die but she tried to push it aside and remind herself that she is in gods hands. She saw the fear in Alana's eyes as they rushed to the beach to get a lifeguard in a hurry.
     Bethany made it to the beach as she kept fading in and out of consciousness, struggling to make out what was going on. Jeff Waba, a surfer, gave Holt his leash from his surf board to use instead of the rash guard as a tourniquet. Everyone helped to make her comfortable and calm by wrapping her in towels. Her stub started to hurt and she kept asking for her mom to be on her side. She was also became thirsty and asked Alana for water but a man near by, Paul Wheeler, told her that she will have to have surgery and needs and empty stomach. Paul announced her was a paramedic and everyone became relieved he did inform everyone that she lost a lot of blood. Holt could not wait any longer and took Bethany in his car the last thing she made out was the sound of sirens and being loaded onto a cop car. What was remembered most was what the Kauai paramedic words, "God will never leave you or forsake you."When Bethany heard this she knew he was right.
   I can't relate to this directly, but any medical situation that is very harmful to a person can relate to this.My brother broke his hand doing what he loves which is wrestling. It was not near as bad as what happened to Bethany but he to had to have surgery. This also affected his wrestling dream and prevented him from wrestling in the one thing he worked hard for all year the state tournament. I really enjoy the book so far. I think that the chapter i read today was very sad, that something like that could happen to someone and risk their life and their dream. I admired that Bethany never panicked or lost hope. She knew that god would be there to get her through the tragic accident she was in and that there was a reason he picked her for this to happen to.

This is a link to an article about an Australian surfer who to was attacked by a shark and nearly bled to death. But unlike bethany he did not have the help she did and had to paddle his self to shore. This story really relates to the one of Bethany Hamilton.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2088500/Shark-attack-Australian-surfer-Glen-Lennie-Folkard-fights-life.html

Soul Surfer Reaction 2

     Bethany Hamilton's competitive attitude originates from one thing, her two brothers, Timmy and Noah. They have made her try many different things that she would have never done without them. They even made her start to surf at the dangerous, Pauakeaka. Her family really helps her to strive to reach her goal to be a top women surfer. They have edited her videos, rooted her on, and promoted her to everyone.

      Bethany began to enter surf competitions in grade school. Makaha is the first surf competition she won, this is where her surfing career really began to take off. To Bethany winning was a second priority to enjoying the surf and the companionship of the other surfers. If she made a mistake and lose her surf she would just shake it off and realize there is always another opportunity. Bethany always has a routine before she surfs. She prays, she prays for the safety of everyone and wisdom in her wave selection and ability to be at the right place at the right time. 

      More women have entered the surfing world. Surfers can now be taken serious as athletes. Women surfers now have their own magazines. Surfing is a relatively safe sport mostly the only injuries are bumps and bruises from your board and reef burns front he water. The only other dangerous part about it is being sucked under water for a while which makes it hard to catch your breath for a while. Bethany, however, does not let any of this bother her she would take any of this and more, as long as she can surf. 

     Bethany lives a pretty normal life. She has most of the same interest as a 14-year old girl.She plays practical jokes, goes to church, watches movies, and hates spiders and snakes. Living on a small island can be a little different. There is only one road to get around and you mostly know everyone, and there is not a lot of things to do on the main land. Bethany, however, loves Hawaii. She loves the heat, always having something to do and the bananas and papayas on the island. She is also home schooled so she can have more time to live her dream as a surfer. This is common for most of her friends are also home schooled. They all stay busy still with their surfing and schooling. Her accident in some ways also makes her different for she needs help with certain things. Mostly though she is just like you and me. 

     These two chapters, three and you, that I read I can relate to. I can relate to this because i also have a really supporting family like Bethany does. My family is always there to cheer me on at everything that i do. I also have an older brother who always made me try new things at a young age even if they were a little intimidating. I am enjoying the book so far, but i am hoping that soon they will get to the events of the attacks. I can't wait to hear how she felt about her situation and what she did to cope with it. 

http://www.womenssurfstyle.com/

^ This is a website to a women surfing magazine online. I provided this because in the selection I read today they said that Women's surfing was becoming popular. They also said that they were starting to have their own magazines and becoming known as athletes. This Websites shows the women surfing magazines like Bethany had mentioned.

Soul Surfer Reaction Day 1

Today I started reading Soul Surfer. This book is about a young surfer who had a tragic accident, a shark attack, doing the one thing she loves, surfing.The surfer is Bethany Hamilton. In the first two chapters, it portrayed her love for surfing and the daily life she lived. This life consisted of home, schooling and surfing. She also told us the top spots to surf in Hawaii, where she lives, and the daily life there. She also told the readers about her background and that her parents have the same love for surfing she does. They grew up surfing and followed their dream of  surfing by moving to Kauai, Hawaii where they met. They were also the ones that taught Bethany to surf and still surf and teach her today. The chapters I read today related to me and my family. They related because my family has always been athletic and enjoyed doing sports. Instead of surfing, the sport my family loves is wrestling. My mom's family and my dad's family grew up around wrestling. Like the book, my parents were also brought together by wrestling. Although it was not me personally being the one to share this sport my parents have passed their love and knowledge of other sports down to me. My mom's dad and my dad have passed their love of wrestling down to my brother and have taught him everything he knows. They have all shared the love together and worked hard to pursue their dreams. This is similar to Bethany Hamilton family's  love for surfing.  I really enjoyed the book today and look forward to reading the rest and learning of Bethany's life, her tragic story, and her love and dedication to surfing.

This is a picture of Bethany Hamilton, Tom (her dad), Cheri (her mom), and Ginger ( her dog). These are the people I learned at length of today in the book and the love they have for one another.