Dive Into Your Imagination

How was your trip to the Channel Islands?
My trip to the Channel Islands was great, unforgettable, and will always stay with me. Every dive was uniquely significant and every dive seemed to be better and better. After my first time living on a boat, every aspect of diving and underwater videography has forever changed.

Conner is one of the coolest kids I know. He joined us for an underwater photo and film expedition off the coast of Southern California. We dived together for four days. Conner had never been on a boat overnight and LOVED the experience of waking up every morning at a dive site. The only trouble he sometimes had was wiggling into his wetsuit as the water temperature was around 68 degrees. We dived with sea lions, black sea bass, garibaldi, kelp forests plus so much more. If you know of any other cool kids we should interview, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Share the gift of the ocean today! Ocean animals are better than any cartoons! To view Conner's photos click here!

I just got back in the states, and it was a long journey! Filled with so many great experiences that I will never forget. Overall, it was a great way to see how all of the different countries and continents have such different waste disposal systems. Some good, some bad. Each country also showed me how different everybody lives in this relatively small world. If you go across a border from France to Spain, it feels like you in a different world. After all of that travelling it is definatly nice to be back in the states, but also I now realize how appreciative we should be. It's been great blogging, and i am truly thankful to have the opportunity to do so.

Nicolas Lum is one cool kid. His main sport now is water polo, but he is also a red belt in karate and a great swimmer. Southern California freedive spearfishermen recognize Nic as the youngest person to ever spear a white seabass. Last summer Nic participated in the Jr. Guard program and discovered he had a great talent for the run-swim-run race. He dominated each competition and ended up taking second at the National competition. Nic also enjoys surfing, stand-up paddleboarding, hunting for wild mushrooms, and cooking.

Hi! My name is Marissa. I love to spend time in the ocean, drive boats, ride my pony, and spend time with friends. Whenever I can, I go out on my dad's boat and dive in our local Californian waters. Usually, we go to Anacapa or Santa Cruz islands. I learned to drive our boat and will take any opportunity I can to be on the water. On land, I enjoy English horseback riding and jumping. I have a pony named Popcorn. I groom, ride, and bring Popcorn to shows where I compete. I am also helping train my coach's young horse, Kobe, to jump. My friends and I enjoy making videos together and sometimes going out diving.

Hey Guys. I have been in Bali for a while and it is defiantly my favorite destination so far. Although the surf and culture may be incredible, the environment is a DISASTER! Just when you think it is a great clean beach you walk over a hill there is a city of trash burning its way into the sky. One more tragic thing I witnessed was that overnight a 110 foot Taiwanese fishing boat mysteriously crashed into the cliffs of the Balinese ocean. Immediately, There was oil all over the once beautiful clear ocean. The next day that I went surfing I could feel the gas in my throat. Luckily, a week later the oil passed through and everything seems back to normal, but I wonder what long term damage may have been done. Also, the ASP men’s world tour of surfing is in Bali right now. Its amazing to be able to stay in the same hotel and talk to the best 45 surfers in the world. Who knows what will come next in Bali???
Talk to you soon.

Cobi

After a great trip in New Zealand we are now moving on to Australia. We landed a few days ago and slowly made our way from Sydney to the Gold Coast. All along the way we stopped and surfed and enjoyed all the different towns. It was an amazing experience to see so many towns in beaches on a short 8 hour drive.

All this week has been hectic. My family and I have been scrambling to get all of our bags packed and getting the house clean for the renters. Besides all the work, I have been able to go surfing a couple of times. The surf and weather has been unreal! I couldn't ask for more. As all of my bags are packed we are now driving to LAX to fly out tonight.

I am very excited to have the opportunity to go to all of these places in the world that I have only dreamed about. I get to surf, get footage for pick up 3, and hang out with my family. Even though this is a DREAM TRIP, I still will miss surfing with my friends every day in Del Mar. However, this is a once and a lifetime opportunity and I am glad to be taking it. I have to go catch a plane to our first stop!!! NEW ZEALAND!

See you later

 I have lived on or near the ocean for my entire life. I spent the first few years of my life living on a boat in the South Pacific and I think this experience led to my love of the ocean.

When did you learn to surf? And what other ocean activities do you participate in?

I learned to surf when I was 4 years old. I like to paddleboard, and compete in junior lifeguard competitions.

You produced this whole film yourself. You thought of the story, wrote the music, shot the video, edited in imovie...what made you do it?

One day I looked at the ocean and just realized that we needed to do something to keep it clean. I was worried about what the trash on the beach was going to do to the ocean and everything and everyone in the ocean.

How and Why did you think of Pick Up 3?

Once I realized that the oceans were polluted and I realized that people were trying to help stop this pollution, I thought that we needed a simple message and it just came to me…”Pick up 3 and the difference you will see”.

If you could DIVE INTO YOUR IMAGINATION and live your dream, what would that dream entail?

I would love to see all my friends surfing a perfect, hollow A-Frame in a beautiful, unpolluted ocean habitat. I also hope to make an international version of Pick Up 3, to help educate people in third world countries about ocean pollution. I’d love to see “Pick Up 3” in different languages around the world.