Malibu Surfing Association - Alexandra Cheney Profile
BIO
NAME: Alexandra Cheney (p)
BORN: July 17, 1984
NICKNAME: Alex, Ali, Sascha
HOMETOWN: Santa Monica
STANCE: regular
STARTED SURFING: 1994ish
STARTED COMPETING: good question
SURFING INFLUENCES: Tom Curren, Nat Young, Belinda Baggs, Dora, DP
FAVORITE MANUEVER: deep bottom turns, roundhouse turns
BOARDS: 9'2" Jacobs High Pro otherwise knows as "Margaret's favorite beach break board, 9'5" R. Dick Custom, 9'8" Takayama Model T, 10'0" Hap Jacobs Classic, 8'6" Jacobs Karma Fun Gun
VINTAGE BOARD: perhaps the 10'0" Hap Jacobs Classic
FIRST BOARD: 9'5" R. Dick Custom
SPONSORS: myself, my parents, Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
JOB: future grad student, freelance writer and photographer
FUTURE PLANS: get an MA in Journalism and travel the world surfing, photographing, and writing about cultures & life
TRAVELS:
Australia,
Austria,
Belgium,
Brazil,
Costa Rica,
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Fiji,
France,
French Polynesia,
Germany,
Ireland,
Italy,
Japan,
Monaco,
Montserrat,
Netherlands,
New Zealand,
Portugal,
South Africa,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
Vatican City
OTHER INTERESTS: family, friends, recycling, music, reading the LA Times, speaking as many languages as I can learn
NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE: 1. Surfing overhead Suva Harbour, Fiji at 4 a.m. before first light, 2. Surfing some random Tahitian reef break when the jet ski broke loose from the reef and I paddled in shark infested waters after it.
ONE THING YOU'D SAVE IN A FIRE: my mom/my journals
FAVORITE FOOD: the best of any culture's food. Italian, Japanese, Fijian, South African, French, I like it all. I consider eating like watching the Olympics. Seeing any athlete at the top of their game, even curling is exciting. Eating the best gourmet or home-cooked for real food of any culture is sock-blowing-off worthy.
SOUNDS: whatever my ipod throws at me
WHAT YOU'RE LISTENING TO NOW: the fan
SURF FLICKS: Sprout, Flow, Endless Summer
WEBSITES: International Herald Tribune, The New York Times, La Vanguardia, Magic Seaweed, Google, www.alexandracheney.com
GUIDING LIGHTS: my mom, my dad, Tim, Lee, Blaine, Dan Golden, Zim, Kiyo and the list goes on
SHOUT OUTS: see above
QUOTE: "Life is an occasion, rise to it."
CHOOSE ONE
BASKETBALL / FOOTBALL Lakers
BLONDE / BRUNETTE
BRAINS / BRAWN both
BURGERS / SANDWICHES
GOLF / TENNIS depends on how rough last night was
TEA / COFFEE
PEPSI / COKE neither, water
CAKE / PIE Trader Joe's Vegan Trail Mix Cookies
SMOOTHIE / ICE CREAM FLOAT
TATTOO / PIERCING neither
SHORT / LONG SKATEBOARD
SHORT / LONG SURFBOARD
BEACH CHAIR / TOWEL
