Kyle much respect not an easy thing to do. But yes sometimes there’s more than what we view from what we search internally. I’m from PR 🇵🇷 living in Florida and enjoy much your videos even I don’t get to surf much as I would love. 😎☮️🤙🏼
Thanks for sharing man - we are all going through these phases and it's good to know we're all together in this :) Anyway keep sharing anything you want to dude, you are a star !!!
Quitting society is not quite the right phrase seeing as you still depend on all the things society provides. Yes you live in a van but that drives on roads maintained by the government and is powered by fuel delivered by international trade. You sleep soundly at night because of a police force that keeps you safe and probably expect to get treated by a hospital when you are sick. One day you might have children and probably want them to go to school. You use the internet which relies on communications infrastructure etc. I could go on. The point I'm making is not that you are wrong to want to live differently but I think looking in the wrong place for solutions. I did what you did, left a family, very successful career, nice house etc. and moved to a small island in the middle of nowhere alone to surf. It didn't make me happy. It took that mistake for me to realise happiness comes from community, roots, relationships and physical connections with people and a place. It also comes with putting back in to the place as much as you get out, just look at the rankings of happy countries and Scandinavia where they pay the most tax are at the top. Nothing wrong with trying what you are doing now because its normal for many young men to need to get it out their system. Maybe when the summer is over and the nights draw in, try putting down deep roots in a place you love and building a community around you, I promise it will work out better. The indigenous people where you are are pretty good at going off on their own in a productive way, maybe worth talking to them about it. Best of luck.
Great response! You describe Ubuntu. I left the states to live a different life in Spain. My experience has been wonderful except I discovered the importance of connectivity with others. We need to be uncomfortable at times and it’s ok to not live a perfect life. We just need to try to live our best life.
Such beautiful reply and really felt like rooted in experience. That felt really constructive feedback. What you said reminded me that longitudinal study about longevity, health and happiness. One of the most important things for that seems to be strong and meaningful relationships with people.
This is a brilliant response. I'm grateful for all of Kale's content but, to make the above claim is ontologically and epistemologically pretty hefty and quite misguided. Your vocation is, after all, a content creator. That relies on an audience. You need us and we need you. In the end it turns out we all need each other. Kale, it sounds like you might be beginning down the road of historical materialism. You should check out Hegel and Marx. That's obviously really dense with no context but it is the intellectual history of the ideas that you're groping at in the above video. Start with the Historical Dialectic and then look the the Grundrisse. David Harvey is a great guide. Here is a great Hegelian/Marxist insight to consider, 'everything contains it's own contradictions'. e.g. 5:10 "It can be pretty frustrating at the same time as being glorious." Quoting H.L. Mencken is kinda dangerous. He was elitist at best and fascist at worst. Not someone you would want to align with. And in the most generous reading, he's just a relativist. He's also and avowed Anti-Semitic. It's very important to not just think about what you feel but to think about what you think. What is your ideology, how did you arrive at it and how is it historically contextualized? I hope the above doesn't make me sound like an ass. I just really appreciate you and your videos. Hell, you've practically taught me how to surf and surfing has literally changed my life. I'm so so grateful. I am simply hoping to return the favor and share a bit about the things I spend time learning. Cheers brev! Come back to the States soon and come up to Nor Cal.
Keep it up Kale - you're inspiring so many of us to just go for it. I just failed my first semester at university and expectations are heavy on my shoulders to make something of the opportunities I've been given. I don't know where to go from here, but I'm accepting the randomness of life and the curve balls it throws. It's fine to not know what tomorrow will bring.. just keep striving for what gives your life meaning and purpose.
I'm working a very busy job right now in a career I have passion for, but it encourages me to see you out there living the life you're living. You are doing something that reminds people of beauty and joy, and that has tremendous value. Thank you.
"I'm not too sure, but I'm still OK." That's what it should always be like, our lives. Always in doubt, but always positive. We surfers will always have that light leading us, which is the joy of anticipation of the fun we are sure to have, sooner or later, in the ocean. And that is what keeps us going, water flowing will keep us going. Ah, and your surfing looks nice on the midlength!
The cinematography of your videos is what drew me to your channel and the surfers roadmap in the first place. Your teaching style is what kept my interest. I completely get needing the ocean to be part of daily life. Thank you for sharing part of your story.
Keep it going !! We left Los Angeles for Costa Rica almost 5 years ago for a different life ... it has its challenges , I only started surfing when i moved here ...But even with some monumental challenges i still have zero regrets
Just found out about your channel. I really like your mindset. I can't fully imagine how happy I would be with a good pay remote job plus the surf/van lifestyle, but thinking about it makes like make sense, makes my heart pump faster
Thanks for the touching video Kale. Another video of yours which has again not only drawn me to the beauty of ocean, but to self-reflect on what I truely want in life.
Thank you for sharing your real experience. And thank you for passing the message it’s ok not to be ok sometimes. Also, it really resonated when you said tough situations makes you learn more, stronger and improve, and I would say that happens especially when you overcome something you thought you couldn’t. Loads of love for you and your uncertain journey!
people need to reflect on themselves and how they relate to other things in life that are important to them. it happens at stages in everybody's life. Awesome honesty Kale , rarely heard. doesn't make it better but makes you understand where you are. Pat on your back ! ☺️
Thanks Kale for making me revisit these beautiful spots around Margs. I myself have been living there for the summer out of my 4wd station wagon. Now I am living in Portugal having all my comforts working remote and that. But man I miss those days of freedom. Van life isn´t always easy but I bet you won´t be looking back and it and regret your decision!
Your best video for me. It is difficult to leave society when you need it for the essentials of your life, food, transport, clothes and boards, you have to engage. I love the idea of pilgrimage or walkabout. Allowing yourself to go and explore the 'spiritual' side of life but also returning and engaging with society. Surfing provides the key to the spirit side for me, as you get older (and your roots are strong) the pilgrimages get longer and deeper, I am touching on 62 yo, recently retired and slowly making the surfaris longer, last week I made a decision to prioritise surfing for my life, for the first time in my life, the feeling is uplifting. More power to you Kale you've got a great blog and a life goal and are passionate, I know you'll make it through fine.
You’re so good! Love your style on the mid. Also I think lot of us who are rly passionate about surfing feel the way you do to a great extent … your introspection and honesty is beautiful like your surfing :p
I had a bad experience in business involving a government department that needlessly blocked me from an essential market. To block a business from market is to strangle income. Income is for business what oxygen is for lungs. My family business caved in and an undelaying health issue I didn't know I had was triggered by the stress which nearly killed me. I came out of the hospital a month later financially stricken and sick. No aspect of my life was unaffected, finances, relationships with family and friends, my health and motivation, depression. But of course, I was never going to give up. I had assumed the government was in business with us, shared interests in the success of Australian business and the economy. The media and gov are always going on about the importance of small businesses. But in reality the government conduct themself with indifference to small business. In my experience and the experience of others I have observed. You cannot go through an experience like this without coming to second guess much of what you thought you knew. I started the recognize what the government is and how it imposes its influences and to what ends. I could mention many things, but one of the more interesting aspects of their influence that goes against the common interests of the people is the nature of Fiat government issued currency and how it is distributed by banks. I'm not going to go on about it now, but its an ugly truth about the world that I would have preferred not to know. But knowing it can be an advantage in trading and markets. So having come through all this and the new perspectives it forced upon me. I couldn't go back to doing things the way I did before. So in the rebuilding of my life, my priorities shifted. The road I took in recent years what not easy, but I would encourage people to get creative in their efforts to seek an escape from being locked into the drudgery of 9-5 by their bank debt. You'll spend the biggest efforts of your life paying off the big box that you live in, only to die and have it swapped out for a small pine box. If the best measure of a life well-lived is diversity of experience then the modern life of schedules and routines are massive detractors. Our culture does not have our best interests in mind when they begin our conditioning for the schedules and routines of the modern life with factory model schooling. They cultivate us to participate in an economic machine that is eating the Earth and its environment, and human life hours. Thats not inspired living and surely humans are capable of better. But how are we going to achieve better cultural ideals to live by while commercial interests script and dictate the culture? Anyway, I've chosen a path much like yours. I'm going to spend the next 10 years sailing surfing Australia and the world.
Loved this vid mate. With societies safety nets in place that we've become dependant on, most people can't even imagine taking the step you have. Your doing awesome bro. Keep it up and stay safe
Keep it up Kale! You have inspired me to do so many things, such as buy a smoothstar, go to urbnsurf, and you have just improved my surfing overall by a large margin. Don't give up on your dreams!
Well done Kale. Thanks for this video. Very honest and a lot of us feeling the same way in these times and it struck a chord. Definitely would appreciate more of this philosophical tone in your future surf videos rather than yet another youtube perspective on van life.
Inspired by this so much!!!! Went to hawaii for a couple months to surf, I surf at home too but miss hawaii so much! you creating an amazing channel which allows to have flexibility in your work is so cool and you can choose the life that makes you the most happy! You will only go up from here , so even if you decide to put roots down somewhere you have already built a beautiful foundation and career for yourself! I think a lot about happiness too, and what causes it, and love to hear ur thoughts too
Thank you for still being part of society and sharing these vids full of surfing and everything in it. For me, 'western struggles' are just as real as any other 'bigger' problem. Dealing with them doesn't make us weak, it means we - as a society - have progressed to work on more subtle things. We can all be more 'quiet' now and look within, just like you are showing; leading by example, showing everyone what life could be like if they cho(o)se the other path
I think balance is just key to everything. Only surfing wont make me happy. But having a balance between becoming a doctor for society and also live the surf live is just the best thing i could Imagine :) Love your Vids Kale!
Great video, mate! Nobody is going to look back on their death bed and wish they'd been less adventurous, less independent and spent less time doing what they love. Live it up!
Hi I am a surfer with a skill level between intermediate and Beginner and I am scared of the sea all the beaches where I live have a rip can you do a video about how to deal with a rip current
Feeling the same man. Been working in a major company in Australia (I'm a foreigner) and decided to do a two years surf trip in 2020. Surfed the best waves of my life and met the best people too. I am now trying to find my balance as I noticed that I still would like to get/give back from/to society, but the less I can from/to capitalism (100% is sadly impossible as I'm already messing with the environment writing this message). I've always worked on renewable energies projects and wish to pursue that path with an even bigger impact than before. But the only green energy is the one that we don't consume, so I feel the same than you. I spend days and days reading about how f***** the planet is getting and it makes me sad, particularly when I realise that 75% of Australia's energy production comes from coal. And it will get exponentially worse when you consider how fast it changed since the industrial revolution. So I think it's ok to feel lost about the future, as long as there is a consistency between what we think and what we do, and as long as we are good people to others. The people living the longest are the ones who love. Anywho, I know you're happy because you're passionate just like me.
The best way for me to find happiness when traveling in my van, is to keep things simple as possible .less is more . You will realise that you only need a few things with you.give away or sell anything you dont use on a daily or weekly basis as you do this you will find things a lot simpler .ive managed to simplify my van and things i have with me and realised how much easier this makes things.
Kale u are so likeable and sometimes (when there is no snow) I am dreaming about the waves when I watch your videos. Let us meet up in Portugal in autumn for a few weeks ;) greets from austria.
Dude I've been there, where your at and it sucks, can see it in your face exactly what's gone down . I lived in a van after and just focused my efforts on my surfing.... but I live in the UK, and this was through a UK winter, with 9 degree ocean temp 😅 I know it probably dont feel it , but trust You're be golden again in no time champ . Keep your chin up 🤜🤛
I’ve disconnected from a lot of things that don’t serve me anymore. There is so much negativity and pointless “things” info going round that I don’t want to be part of. One of Eckhart Tolle books that I read said it’s ok not to know. Kale I watched your blue zone longevity film and have started a social meet up group. It’s amazing! Accept things 100% and that will create inner peace. (Eckhart Tolle)
Totally resonate with this brother, there's a lot of us all striving to find a balance with these things. I'm on a similar path in Sri Lanka, trying to create a more off grid lifestyle with the ocean being the focal point of my life. Loved the video mate, keep it up, inspiring me to restart my channel also. Thank bro 🙏🏽
Wow this was super inspiring Kale .. i wish i could be doing it but my path turned out diff in this life! Have fun, enjoy the journey and keep growing!
I love how raw this is :) Can you make a video about how breaking waves are made in the ocean? It can be really helpful for beginner surfers out there!
Hello from southern California! what are the chances, I was just talking with my family about that quote earlier today! (hard times -> strong people....etc...) very true unfortunately, to some degree, and I think it's very prevalent in metropolitan areas across the world but particularly the US for me. I think people have become detached from what really matters and what a real problem is. I think the best way for me to remember what matters is being in the ocean, a constant in a world full of unnecessary chaos. Love what you do! I have to visit Australia sometime you guys have some epic waves 🤙!
A very relatable video Kale. It can definitely be a struggle to be optimistic in such uncertain times. Connection with nature, friends & family has always been something that has kept me centred. Weather it’s the ocean, mountains, or even just sharing a meal and spending quality time. ❤️
Love your stuff, man, it keeps getting better and better. This video also kinda resonates with me a bit, albeit not because of the same reasons. I'm basically going through the same sort of uncertainty you are now as I'm facing the decision of emigrating to Australia from Argentina to work, live and hopefully become a citizen at some point, and the feeling of disconnection (certainly due to other factors) that you describe is, I believe, sort of EXACTLY what I'm kinda feeling right now, even though everything's still a bit far away. Maybe it's also how the current times have also made us way more anxious beings then we used to be?
Love your videos. As a father of two girls, living in Germany and around 10 hours from the next (consistent) surfing spot away surfing, and the addiction to it, ist not easy to fulfill. We travel as much as possible to the Ocean and it always makes us happy. You choices are perfectly fine. Living in Down Under makes it a little easier though:-)
I am feeling like our world is turning into a dark, sad place. Last couple of years was crazy. Babylon is burning, Rastas say:D Surfing, splitboarding and hiking in the mountains always makes me happy though, no matter what. So I just dedicate as much time as I can to things that make me happy. Thats it. I wish I had balls to live in a van, so big up yourself for being a legend:D
The funny thing about van life is you dont realise you are living the dream .its when you stop doing it that it comes home to you how much pleasure it was giving you.traveling and exploring is very beneficial to your character and mental wellbeing meeting interesting people aswell.
nice Vlogg kale, just wanna ask you what online job your on? or you just relying on your TH-cam profit? I always wanted to live in van and go travel to different surfing spot
I've thought about van life and think it often looks more glamours than it probably is. I did it for a week on vacation in New Zealand and it was great but that wasn't full time and it was temporary. Anyway I can definitely see the challenges. Here in the USA, we are really not well equipped relative to Aus or NZ. There is no such thing as freedom camping here. Also everything is so damn expensive here in the US especially California. There are also logistical issues such as if you don't have a tax home, banking can be very difficult, the cost of health care if you have to pay for health insurance without being employed can be extremally expensive(assuming you have income from investments) and most certainly if you have income from being a digital nomad or any form of employment that provides income but no healthcare coverage.
I love watching your videos as a newer surfer. Thanks for posting. Is there any way to convince you to post to Rumble as well? I don't like TH-cam and want to leave the platform, but want to keep watching your content
@@KalesBroccoli I understand! I think there's something that will copy the post from TH-cam though and automatically post it to Rumble. At least that's what I understand from some of the other channels I watch. Either way, I love your content and I love the message that you put out and really appreciate all the videos. So I'll keep coming to you to watch your stuff! Thank you again!
Looks fun Kale and top notch content as always but TBH I’d go bonkers living for sport and working behind a laptop screen. Might need to have a sabbatical or modify the lifestyle to get your feet in the dirt for a while…
Hi Kale, this video is superb I find your choice really brave. I have a small personal request, at one point you surf with a hat, where can I find one like that? Your answer would allow me to protect my bald head 😃🤕. Thanks in advance
My family and I took our RV from SoCal and drove to Panama, stopping on the way to surf perfect waves. We were disconnected from society and really bonded together as a family because we didn’t speak very good Spanish, so the only people we could talk to were each other. I was surfing like 6-8 hours everyday doing like zero school work and just surfing all day. Then we got evacuated because of Covid-19 and we had to go back to reality.
Remember my friend search for peacefulness within not happiness. Happiness doesn’t last forever and you will always be left feeling down when it’s gone if that’s what u search for. Seek peacefulness within and happiness will just come and go in ur life and u won’t care when it’s gone
Moved to Australia for 2.5 years and been surfing almost every second day. Absolutely loved it. Now I am back to Europe and no opportunity to go for a surf :( I miss it biiiig time. Thinking about ditching it all and moving to Portugal 😂
Hey Kale! Love your honest account and glad to hear your okay! I see you have a knee brace on early in your video? I have had two failed reconstructions, dont wear a brace surfing, live in the UK and wear 4/5mm wetsuits. I use a brace for other activities (like climbing, high risk sort of stuff), but have never really worked out how to make it work for surfing?... I know there are a few surfers out there surfing with them, what's it like? I would love to hear your experience of using one. Do you worry about smashing the board? Do you only use it for certain conditions/higher risk situations? How does it fit? I wont ask what happened, but it's awesome to see you shredding with one on! #hereshoping 😃
Haha! I found it last night, I am glad it is/was an MCL issue - good chance of full recovery! 😃, were you ever worried about damaging your boards? (I am lol)...
Nice story indeed, but if you need a coffee machine or wetsuit you rely on industry and society and the sole reason you can do what you do is BECAUSE not everybody does it. Very nice quote "bad times create strong people...", inspirational stories like yours inspire us and make dealing with mainstream life easier. About being strong... a hard one for me is to be inclusive instead of competing and cutting people off BUT I am fortunate enough to live in a country where that hard survival competition does not yet go down to bare minimal starving survival... that is when hard choices come in "allow yourself to die or compete and leave others die". I love the crowded lineup analogy if you share nicely not drop or snake... or take a foil, get away and enjoy the silence while it lasts. Sorry for bragging, it is because yes, you inspired me, reminding me of that monk life when one leaves expectation behind ready to move on to whatever is next and that takes courage and I'd rather face the unknown than fear for my life.
I retired from society after working 45 years to devote my time to meditation 🧘♀️. This was AFTER being a family man wage slave & contributor to a few charities.Oh & I surfed for 35 years but a back injury & age keeps me from my outer search for a stoke,now it's an inner search.
I’m definitely okay and still loving life team - just sharing my thoughts - thank you for being so awesome 🙏🏽🤙🏽
Hit me up when you’re down the island next, you can park the van in the driveway and hook up to the power. There’s still a few good banks at Wooli🤙😜
Kyle much respect not an easy thing to do. But yes sometimes there’s more than what we view from what we search internally. I’m from PR 🇵🇷 living in Florida and enjoy much your videos even I don’t get to surf much as I would love. 😎☮️🤙🏼
Where is your girlfriend?
Thanks for sharing man - we are all going through these phases and it's good to know we're all together in this :)
Anyway keep sharing anything you want to dude, you are a star !!!
🤙🤙keep surfing🤙🤙
Quitting society is not quite the right phrase seeing as you still depend on all the things society provides. Yes you live in a van but that drives on roads maintained by the government and is powered by fuel delivered by international trade. You sleep soundly at night because of a police force that keeps you safe and probably expect to get treated by a hospital when you are sick. One day you might have children and probably want them to go to school. You use the internet which relies on communications infrastructure etc. I could go on. The point I'm making is not that you are wrong to want to live differently but I think looking in the wrong place for solutions.
I did what you did, left a family, very successful career, nice house etc. and moved to a small island in the middle of nowhere alone to surf. It didn't make me happy. It took that mistake for me to realise happiness comes from community, roots, relationships and physical connections with people and a place. It also comes with putting back in to the place as much as you get out, just look at the rankings of happy countries and Scandinavia where they pay the most tax are at the top.
Nothing wrong with trying what you are doing now because its normal for many young men to need to get it out their system. Maybe when the summer is over and the nights draw in, try putting down deep roots in a place you love and building a community around you, I promise it will work out better.
The indigenous people where you are are pretty good at going off on their own in a productive way, maybe worth talking to them about it. Best of luck.
Watch my documentary The Longevity Film 🙏🏽
Great response! You describe Ubuntu. I left the states to live a different life in Spain. My experience has been wonderful except I discovered the importance of connectivity with others. We need to be uncomfortable at times and it’s ok to not live a perfect life. We just need to try to live our best life.
Such beautiful reply and really felt like rooted in experience. That felt really constructive feedback. What you said reminded me that longitudinal study about longevity, health and happiness. One of the most important things for that seems to be strong and meaningful relationships with people.
Great thought here. Thanks for sharing
This is a brilliant response. I'm grateful for all of Kale's content but, to make the above claim is ontologically and epistemologically pretty hefty and quite misguided. Your vocation is, after all, a content creator. That relies on an audience. You need us and we need you. In the end it turns out we all need each other. Kale, it sounds like you might be beginning down the road of historical materialism. You should check out Hegel and Marx. That's obviously really dense with no context but it is the intellectual history of the ideas that you're groping at in the above video. Start with the Historical Dialectic and then look the the Grundrisse. David Harvey is a great guide. Here is a great Hegelian/Marxist insight to consider, 'everything contains it's own contradictions'. e.g. 5:10 "It can be pretty frustrating at the same time as being glorious."
Quoting H.L. Mencken is kinda dangerous. He was elitist at best and fascist at worst. Not someone you would want to align with. And in the most generous reading, he's just a relativist. He's also and avowed Anti-Semitic.
It's very important to not just think about what you feel but to think about what you think. What is your ideology, how did you arrive at it and how is it historically contextualized?
I hope the above doesn't make me sound like an ass. I just really appreciate you and your videos. Hell, you've practically taught me how to surf and surfing has literally changed my life. I'm so so grateful. I am simply hoping to return the favor and share a bit about the things I spend time learning. Cheers brev! Come back to the States soon and come up to Nor Cal.
Keep it up Kale - you're inspiring so many of us to just go for it. I just failed my first semester at university and expectations are heavy on my shoulders to make something of the opportunities I've been given. I don't know where to go from here, but I'm accepting the randomness of life and the curve balls it throws. It's fine to not know what tomorrow will bring.. just keep striving for what gives your life meaning and purpose.
Thank you
That was raw, open, honest and thought provoking. Thank you for sharing the inner Kale.
I'm working a very busy job right now in a career I have passion for, but it encourages me to see you out there living the life you're living. You are doing something that reminds people of beauty and joy, and that has tremendous value. Thank you.
"I'm not too sure, but I'm still OK." That's what it should always be like, our lives. Always in doubt, but always positive. We surfers will always have that light leading us, which is the joy of anticipation of the fun we are sure to have, sooner or later, in the ocean. And that is what keeps us going, water flowing will keep us going. Ah, and your surfing looks nice on the midlength!
The cinematography of your videos is what drew me to your channel and the surfers roadmap in the first place. Your teaching style is what kept my interest. I completely get needing the ocean to be part of daily life. Thank you for sharing part of your story.
Keep it going !! We left Los Angeles for Costa Rica almost 5 years ago for a different life ... it has its challenges , I only started surfing when i moved here ...But even with some monumental challenges i still have zero regrets
Just found out about your channel. I really like your mindset. I can't fully imagine how happy I would be with a good pay remote job plus the surf/van lifestyle, but thinking about it makes like make sense, makes my heart pump faster
Thanks for the touching video Kale.
Another video of yours which has again not only drawn me to the beauty of ocean, but to self-reflect on what I truely want in life.
Thank you for sharing your real experience. And thank you for passing the message it’s ok not to be ok sometimes. Also, it really resonated when you said tough situations makes you learn more, stronger and improve, and I would say that happens especially when you overcome something you thought you couldn’t. Loads of love for you and your uncertain journey!
love your journey mate, i was doing the same in Portugal for almost a yr and miss surfing so much, since im back in the city work life style again
people need to reflect on themselves and how they relate to other things in life that are important to them. it happens at stages in everybody's life. Awesome honesty Kale , rarely heard. doesn't make it better but makes you understand where you are. Pat on your back ! ☺️
Mate, I really loved that video. The surfing, the scenery, the dream and the honesty. All very inspiring. Keep it up.
Thanks Kale for making me revisit these beautiful spots around Margs. I myself have been living there for the summer out of my 4wd station wagon. Now I am living in Portugal having all my comforts working remote and that. But man I miss those days of freedom. Van life isn´t always easy but I bet you won´t be looking back and it and regret your decision!
Your best video for me. It is difficult to leave society when you need it for the essentials of your life, food, transport, clothes and boards, you have to engage. I love the idea of pilgrimage or walkabout. Allowing yourself to go and explore the 'spiritual' side of life but also returning and engaging with society. Surfing provides the key to the spirit side for me, as you get older (and your roots are strong) the pilgrimages get longer and deeper, I am touching on 62 yo, recently retired and slowly making the surfaris longer, last week I made a decision to prioritise surfing for my life, for the first time in my life, the feeling is uplifting. More power to you Kale you've got a great blog and a life goal and are passionate, I know you'll make it through fine.
Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks so deeply into our lives. Really enjoyed hearing what you had to say :)
Same here!
You’re so good! Love your style on the mid. Also I think lot of us who are rly passionate about surfing feel the way you do to a great extent … your introspection and honesty is beautiful like your surfing :p
THX Kale! Honesty is one step on the path of happiness.
I had a bad experience in business involving a government department that needlessly blocked me from an essential market. To block a business from market is to strangle income. Income is for business what oxygen is for lungs. My family business caved in and an undelaying health issue I didn't know I had was triggered by the stress which nearly killed me.
I came out of the hospital a month later financially stricken and sick. No aspect of my life was unaffected, finances, relationships with family and friends, my health and motivation, depression. But of course, I was never going to give up.
I had assumed the government was in business with us, shared interests in the success of Australian business and the economy. The media and gov are always going on about the importance of small businesses. But in reality the government conduct themself with indifference to small business. In my experience and the experience of others I have observed.
You cannot go through an experience like this without coming to second guess much of what you thought you knew. I started the recognize what the government is and how it imposes its influences and to what ends. I could mention many things, but one of the more interesting aspects of their influence that goes against the common interests of the people is the nature of Fiat government issued currency and how it is distributed by banks. I'm not going to go on about it now, but its an ugly truth about the world that I would have preferred not to know. But knowing it can be an advantage in trading and markets.
So having come through all this and the new perspectives it forced upon me. I couldn't go back to doing things the way I did before. So in the rebuilding of my life, my priorities shifted. The road I took in recent years what not easy, but I would encourage people to get creative in their efforts to seek an escape from being locked into the drudgery of 9-5 by their bank debt. You'll spend the biggest efforts of your life paying off the big box that you live in, only to die and have it swapped out for a small pine box.
If the best measure of a life well-lived is diversity of experience then the modern life of schedules and routines are massive detractors. Our culture does not have our best interests in mind when they begin our conditioning for the schedules and routines of the modern life with factory model schooling. They cultivate us to participate in an economic machine that is eating the Earth and its environment, and human life hours. Thats not inspired living and surely humans are capable of better. But how are we going to achieve better cultural ideals to live by while commercial interests script and dictate the culture?
Anyway, I've chosen a path much like yours. I'm going to spend the next 10 years sailing surfing Australia and the world.
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Loved this vid mate. With societies safety nets in place that we've become dependant on, most people can't even imagine taking the step you have. Your doing awesome bro. Keep it up and stay safe
Surfing is my kind of religion. Wish you all the succes and balance.
Keep it up Kale! You have inspired me to do so many things, such as buy a smoothstar, go to urbnsurf, and you have just improved my surfing overall by a large margin.
Don't give up on your dreams!
Well done Kale. Thanks for this video. Very honest and a lot of us feeling the same way in these times and it struck a chord. Definitely would appreciate more of this philosophical tone in your future surf videos rather than yet another youtube perspective on van life.
Inspired by this so much!!!! Went to hawaii for a couple months to surf, I surf at home too but miss hawaii so much!
you creating an amazing channel which allows to have flexibility in your work is so cool and you can choose the life that makes you the most happy! You will only go up from here , so even if you decide to put roots down somewhere you have already built a beautiful foundation and career for yourself! I think a lot about happiness too, and what causes it, and love to hear ur thoughts too
You are a massive source of inspiration for me. Keep it on mate
When you said you didn’t want to surf again but you felt like you SHOULD. I could really relate to that.
Its been hard times, i feel ya! the world definitely doesn't seem fair at the moment
A very real vid mate thank you for sharing. Love your content & how it has helped me with my surfing journey so far. Stay safe & keep growing! 🤙
Thank you for still being part of society and sharing these vids full of surfing and everything in it. For me, 'western struggles' are just as real as any other 'bigger' problem. Dealing with them doesn't make us weak, it means we - as a society - have progressed to work on more subtle things. We can all be more 'quiet' now and look within, just like you are showing; leading by example, showing everyone what life could be like if they cho(o)se the other path
God bless you brother follow your path my man. all the best Pax et bonum
I think you are brave..you are doing what most of us dream about but will never dare take this step
I think balance is just key to everything. Only surfing wont make me happy. But having a balance between becoming a doctor for society and also live the surf live is just the best thing i could Imagine :)
Love your Vids Kale!
Great video, mate! Nobody is going to look back on their death bed and wish they'd been less adventurous, less independent and spent less time doing what they love. Live it up!
Hi I am a surfer with a skill level between intermediate and Beginner and I am scared of the sea all the beaches where I live have a rip can you do a video about how to deal with a rip current
Feeling the same man. Been working in a major company in Australia (I'm a foreigner) and decided to do a two years surf trip in 2020. Surfed the best waves of my life and met the best people too. I am now trying to find my balance as I noticed that I still would like to get/give back from/to society, but the less I can from/to capitalism (100% is sadly impossible as I'm already messing with the environment writing this message).
I've always worked on renewable energies projects and wish to pursue that path with an even bigger impact than before. But the only green energy is the one that we don't consume, so I feel the same than you. I spend days and days reading about how f***** the planet is getting and it makes me sad, particularly when I realise that 75% of Australia's energy production comes from coal. And it will get exponentially worse when you consider how fast it changed since the industrial revolution. So I think it's ok to feel lost about the future, as long as there is a consistency between what we think and what we do, and as long as we are good people to others. The people living the longest are the ones who love. Anywho, I know you're happy because you're passionate just like me.
Absolutely beautiful mate love your honesty, really inspiring.
The best way for me to find happiness when traveling in my van, is to keep things simple as possible .less is more .
You will realise that you only need a few things with you.give away or sell anything you dont use on a daily or weekly basis as you do this you will find things a lot simpler .ive managed to simplify my van and things i have with me and realised how much easier this makes things.
Kale u are so likeable and sometimes (when there is no snow) I am dreaming about the waves when I watch your videos. Let us meet up in Portugal in autumn for a few weeks ;) greets from austria.
You’re a legend Kale🤙
Dude I've been there, where your at and it sucks, can see it in your face exactly what's gone down . I lived in a van after and just focused my efforts on my surfing.... but I live in the UK, and this was through a UK winter, with 9 degree ocean temp 😅
I know it probably dont feel it , but trust You're be golden again in no time champ .
Keep your chin up 🤜🤛
I’ve disconnected from a lot of things that don’t serve me anymore. There is so much negativity and pointless “things” info going round that I don’t want to be part of. One of Eckhart Tolle books that I read said it’s ok not to know. Kale I watched your blue zone longevity film and have started a social meet up group. It’s amazing! Accept things 100% and that will create inner peace. (Eckhart Tolle)
🙏🏽🙏🏽 so good!!
This was great Kale! Keep it rolling mate and enjoy the journey
Totally resonate with this brother, there's a lot of us all striving to find a balance with these things. I'm on a similar path in Sri Lanka, trying to create a more off grid lifestyle with the ocean being the focal point of my life. Loved the video mate, keep it up, inspiring me to restart my channel also. Thank bro 🙏🏽
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Wow this was super inspiring Kale .. i wish i could be doing it but my path turned out diff in this life! Have fun, enjoy the journey and keep growing!
Great reflections bud! Thanks for sharing a bit of the psychological side of your lifestyle! Surely it is not all blows and whistles!
Thanks for sharing this my brother. Appreciate it!
living the australian dream mate, glad someone is doing it!
This is very deep Kale ! A book I recommend for you is: The Subtle Art of not giving a F***ck, really resonates
Your videos are inspiring in so many ways! Please keep doing them. I almost gave up on surfing, but you helped me not to.
Thanks for sharing bro! Happy to see your explorations of lifestyle, values and philosophy. You going through a breakup by any chance?
I love this ☀️ i strive for the same mindset and lifestyle :)
I love how raw this is :)
Can you make a video about how breaking waves are made in the ocean? It can be really helpful for beginner surfers out there!
Amé este episodio Kale;hace un año que quise hacer lo mismo pero por circunstancias de la vida tuve que aplazar el viaje.Saludos desde Chile.🤙
Hello from southern California! what are the chances, I was just talking with my family about that quote earlier today! (hard times -> strong people....etc...) very true unfortunately, to some degree, and I think it's very prevalent in metropolitan areas across the world but particularly the US for me. I think people have become detached from what really matters and what a real problem is. I think the best way for me to remember what matters is being in the ocean, a constant in a world full of unnecessary chaos. Love what you do! I have to visit Australia sometime you guys have some epic waves 🤙!
A very relatable video Kale. It can definitely be a struggle to be optimistic in such uncertain times. Connection with nature, friends & family has always been something that has kept me centred. Weather it’s the ocean, mountains, or even just sharing a meal and spending quality time. ❤️
Keep the search mate! Surf is life, how fortunate we are!
really like the new content, cheers mate !
Nice one Kale, loved it!
i feel you Kale, keep living the dream
I did the opposite. Moved somewhere with no surf for $$ and now sit here in regret and watch Kale Brock videos.
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kale pls write a book, you are my favorite philosopher
Haha I have several kalebrock.com
Well made video mate. That wipe out you had on that frothy monster at the start was gnarly haha.
Great video!!
How long are you in Perth mate? Very inspiring individual! Wholesome content making me want to make a similar life change.
Your style is amazing kale
well said Kale. loved the video.
(ps. im coming to AUS, to live a different lifestyle than i've currently been living) truly inspirational
Love your stuff, man, it keeps getting better and better. This video also kinda resonates with me a bit, albeit not because of the same reasons. I'm basically going through the same sort of uncertainty you are now as I'm facing the decision of emigrating to Australia from Argentina to work, live and hopefully become a citizen at some point, and the feeling of disconnection (certainly due to other factors) that you describe is, I believe, sort of EXACTLY what I'm kinda feeling right now, even though everything's still a bit far away. Maybe it's also how the current times have also made us way more anxious beings then we used to be?
Definitely
Such a task in the society we live in. Hats off!!!
Really love your filmmaking style, great and real story thanks for sharing!
love the new intro
Love your videos. As a father of two girls, living in Germany and around 10 hours from the next (consistent) surfing spot away surfing, and the addiction to it, ist not easy to fulfill. We travel as much as possible to the Ocean and it always makes us happy. You choices are perfectly fine. Living in Down Under makes it a little easier though:-)
Love ur vids! Hope you’re doing well! From the u.s. and hope to visit Australia one day.
"Happiness like any positive thing in life needs to be cultivated and looked after." Truth!
Hey Kale If ever you are on the Goldy and need hook up or a place to park, just let us know.
I am feeling like our world is turning into a dark, sad place. Last couple of years was crazy. Babylon is burning, Rastas say:D Surfing, splitboarding and hiking in the mountains always makes me happy though, no matter what. So I just dedicate as much time as I can to things that make me happy. Thats it. I wish I had balls to live in a van, so big up yourself for being a legend:D
the filming skills are awesome, thanks man, hope you are okay.
That intro was rad 😎🔥
The funny thing about van life is you dont realise you are living the dream .its when you stop doing it that it comes home to you how much pleasure it was giving you.traveling and exploring is very beneficial to your character and mental wellbeing meeting interesting people aswell.
Great Life Mate, you earning money or living off savings!! Great Video bro 🙌🤙🤙🤙
nice Vlogg kale, just wanna ask you what online job your on? or you just relying on your TH-cam profit? I always wanted to live in van and go travel to different surfing spot
Thesurfersroadmap.com 🤙🏽
I've thought about van life and think it often looks more glamours than it probably is. I did it for a week on vacation in New Zealand and it was great but that wasn't full time and it was temporary. Anyway I can definitely see the challenges. Here in the USA, we are really not well equipped relative to Aus or NZ. There is no such thing as freedom camping here. Also everything is so damn expensive here in the US especially California. There are also logistical issues such as if you don't have a tax home, banking can be very difficult, the cost of health care if you have to pay for health insurance without being employed can be extremally expensive(assuming you have income from investments) and most certainly if you have income from being a digital nomad or any form of employment that provides income but no healthcare coverage.
I love watching your videos as a newer surfer. Thanks for posting.
Is there any way to convince you to post to Rumble as well? I don't like TH-cam and want to leave the platform, but want to keep watching your content
Unfortunately this is where the eyeballs are
@@KalesBroccoli I understand! I think there's something that will copy the post from TH-cam though and automatically post it to Rumble. At least that's what I understand from some of the other channels I watch. Either way, I love your content and I love the message that you put out and really appreciate all the videos. So I'll keep coming to you to watch your stuff! Thank you again!
Is the last spot u were at huzzas and south point
Looks fun Kale and top notch content as always but TBH I’d go bonkers living for sport and working behind a laptop screen. Might need to have a sabbatical or modify the lifestyle to get your feet in the dirt for a while…
Hi Kale, this video is superb I find your choice really brave. I have a small personal request, at one point you surf with a hat, where can I find one like that? Your answer would allow me to protect my bald head 😃🤕. Thanks in advance
I’m working on something!
My family and I took our RV from SoCal and drove to Panama, stopping on the way to surf perfect waves. We were disconnected from society and really bonded together as a family because we didn’t speak very good Spanish, so the only people we could talk to were each other. I was surfing like 6-8 hours everyday doing like zero school work and just surfing all day. Then we got evacuated because of Covid-19 and we had to go back to reality.
Remember my friend search for peacefulness within not happiness. Happiness doesn’t last forever and you will always be left feeling down when it’s gone if that’s what u search for. Seek peacefulness within and happiness will just come and go in ur life and u won’t care when it’s gone
Moved to Australia for 2.5 years and been surfing almost every second day. Absolutely loved it. Now I am back to Europe and no opportunity to go for a surf :( I miss it biiiig time. Thinking about ditching it all and moving to Portugal 😂
i hear you and i feel you ...
such good video 👌🏽
Is there a best time of year for Australian surf? West coast? East coast?
All year
@@KalesBroccoli i love to hear that!
what about a motor home? would give more space might be more comfortable??
First surf spot gas bay in W.A @Kale?
Just answering my own question… it sure is!
And Huzzas!!!!! Yewwww
Kale do you like fcs Performer fins?
Hey Kale! Love your honest account and glad to hear your okay! I see you have a knee brace on early in your video? I have had two failed reconstructions, dont wear a brace surfing, live in the UK and wear 4/5mm wetsuits. I use a brace for other activities (like climbing, high risk sort of stuff), but have never really worked out how to make it work for surfing?... I know there are a few surfers out there surfing with them, what's it like? I would love to hear your experience of using one. Do you worry about smashing the board? Do you only use it for certain conditions/higher risk situations? How does it fit? I wont ask what happened, but it's awesome to see you shredding with one on! #hereshoping 😃
Watch my Knee Rehab video!
Haha! I found it last night, I am glad it is/was an MCL issue - good chance of full recovery! 😃, were you ever worried about damaging your boards? (I am lol)...
love ur idea
Nice story indeed, but if you need a coffee machine or wetsuit you rely on industry and society and the sole reason you can do what you do is BECAUSE not everybody does it. Very nice quote "bad times create strong people...", inspirational stories like yours inspire us and make dealing with mainstream life easier. About being strong... a hard one for me is to be inclusive instead of competing and cutting people off BUT I am fortunate enough to live in a country where that hard survival competition does not yet go down to bare minimal starving survival... that is when hard choices come in "allow yourself to die or compete and leave others die". I love the crowded lineup analogy if you share nicely not drop or snake... or take a foil, get away and enjoy the silence while it lasts. Sorry for bragging, it is because yes, you inspired me, reminding me of that monk life when one leaves expectation behind ready to move on to whatever is next and that takes courage and I'd rather face the unknown than fear for my life.
Very cool statements!👍
I retired from society after working 45 years to devote my time to meditation 🧘♀️.
This was AFTER being a family man wage slave & contributor to a few charities.Oh & I surfed for 35 years but a back injury & age keeps me from my outer search for a stoke,now it's an inner search.