Upon first hearing about Surfrider Spirit Sessions, Eric immediately knew he wanted to be a part of this program. Eric joined as a volunteer mentor in 2019 and mentored for several years until he was asked to be a Session Leader in Spring of 2021.
Spirit Sessions combines three things that bring Eric a sense of happiness: the beach, the surf, and the stoke of someone catching their first wave.
Eric spent the last 25 years living, working, and traveling the islands of the Pacific, particularly Polynesia, the Northern Marianas and Micronesia. He has seen first-hand the problems that the people of Oceania face, especially kids living on these islands. The ocean has always been my refuge. In sharing that stoke with kids who need some refuge, Eric knows he’s done some good.