Kitesoul Magazine #18 English Edition

you are also a good reader.
What kind of books or stories
do you like the most? Who is
your favorite books' character?
do you like to write as well?
My favorite books are usually cliff hangers
or mysteries because you never know what
is going to happen in the end. It is hard to
pick a favorite book because I have read so
many good books. If I had to choose today, I
would say my favorite book is The House of
the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. The House
of the Scorpion is a science fiction novel.
It takes place in a place called Opium. The
main character Matt is a young clone of a
drug lord
called "El Patrón." This story is
about the struggle to survive as a free individual.
You like horses. Have you ever
met a seahorse? or any other
animal while riding in the water?
There are many places where I live that you
can go and see the seahorses. I don't think
it is possible to see a seahorse while kiting
because they are so small. I have only seen
seahorses in the mangroves. While kiting, I
have seen sea turtles and big fish. Once I
saw a huge sunfish! It was a little scary!
reinaldo taught you how to
kite. do you still meet him?
What does he tell you about
your growth as a rider? did he
expect you to be so fast and
good at learning how to become
an athlete?
Reinaldo was one of my teachers when I was
first starting freestyle.
He doesn't live by
me anymore so I don't get to see him very
often. When I saw him last year, he was very
proud of the progress I had made! My very
first teacher was Felipe, and he always sees
me on the beach and stops to talk about my
competitions and progress.
Now that your level of riding
is pretty high, who is your
coach and how do you learn the
new tricks?
I am currently being coached by my mom.
My mom was a high level gymnast so she relates
most of my tricks to her gymnastics experience.
She helped me learn how to spin
faster, taught me to look where I want to go
and how to spot my landings. She doesn't
always know how to help me with the kite
position. I get tips from other riders when it
comes to that. Also this year, I got to spend
a couple of weeks with Fabio Ingrosso. I
learn new tricks by crashing and trying them
over and over again. Before I go on to a new
trick or add another 180, I make sure that my
base trick is 100%. It is very important for
me to be very consistent with my tricks in
all conditions because you never know what
the conditions are like during competitions.