Forgetting Names Happens to Almost Everyone You meet somebody new. They smile, shake your hand and say: “Hey, I’m James.” And somehow, about three seconds later, the name is already gone. At least that’s how it used to be for me. I wasn’t forgetting names because I didn’t care about people. Most of the time,…
I Was Always the Quiet One at the Table I was never the person with the funniest stories who was the life of their friends group. Not the loudest voice.Not the center of attention.Not the person everyone immediately noticed when walking into a room. Especially as a teenager, I struggled a lot with fitting in.…
Your own surf camp at Kyuka? Over the past months, Kyuka has slowly turned into something more than just a place where people come to surf or train. More and more often, people arrive with an idea. Sometimes clearly shaped, sometimes still foggy. But almost always coming from the same place. Right now, Nora is…
Do you have a private room? This is usually one of the first questions people ask us. Not about surfing.Not about the island.About the room. “I’m not sure if I should book a shared room or a private one.” What’s interesting is how early this question comes up. Sometimes before flights are booked. Sometimes before…
Your first surf camp If this is your first surf camp, you probably have two thoughts at the same time: “This looks sick.” “There’s no way I’ll stand up.” Both are normal. Let me paint you a picture on what exactly to expect from this first surf camp week. The “standing up” part is more…
The Island Doesn’t Clean Itself Fuerteventura looks clean.Wide spaces. Wind. Ocean. Desert. It gives the impression that things just disappear on their own. They don’t. Keeping Fuerteventura clean isn’t something nature does for us.It’s something people do. Quietly. Consistently. And that part is getting harder. More People, Same Island Tourism is growing. You feel it.…
Every Reason to not do it You probably shouldn’t come.At least, that’s what a lot of people think before they book. They write us messages they almost don’t send.They start sentences with “I’m not sure if this is for me…”And then they list the reasons. Too old.Not fit enough.Not confident enough.Not social enough. Sometimes all…
On September 7th, Kyuka officially turned one.That’s right. One year of running this wild, beautiful, stressful, chaotic, stressful, grounding, stressful, exhausting, humbling, stressful, ridiculously rewarding surf camp in Fuerteventura (did I mention stressful?). And let me tell you: if you think this has been a straight line of “big idea → dream life → success,”…
How It Changed the Way I See Myself I still remember the exact moment I clicked “book now.” My heart was racing — not just from the excitement, but from the weight of what it meant. This wasn’t just a surf trip. This was me, finally taking a leap into the unknown, alone. Up until…
A Complete Guide to surf camps A surf camp is “a guided travel experience designed around surfing, offering both instruction and community”. The term is now suddenly very common in adventure tourism, but the meaning can be very different, depending on who you ask. Some people picture a youth sports camp by the beach with…
