Kitesoul Magazine #18 English Edition

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EXPERIENCES
Female camps, the revenge of supportive and successful women
I’ve found group learning to
be especially effective with
an all-female group. Despite
the equality we push for, the
fact remains that men and
women are built differently,
learn differently and have
different levels of chemicals
streaming through our bodies
(affecting us in all sorts
of ways!).
I’ve experienced the need
for female-drive progression
often during my kite career.
When you’re the only woman
on the water that day,
it’s easy to dismiss what the
men are doing. It’s easy to
think, “oh wow, look at what
they’re doing! But they’re
way better than I am, I can’t
do that.” It’s easy for me to
rely on my own skill level
and ignore the progression
of my male peers because
I have an excuse-they’re
not as relatable. While riding
with my female peers,
I’m pushed to identify with
the group around me. I can
watch them do something
and feel inspired by it- If she
can do it, I can do it. It feels