What I would like to achieve as a surfer

My name is Ackeam Phillips and I attend the Donald Quarrie High School. I am sixteen years old and I am one of Jamaica’s most outstanding junior surfers. I am a member of the Jamaica Surfing Association and I represent my country in international competitions.

I would like to achieve a lot out of surfing; I would like to get a sponsor so I can travel the world to surf competitions and meet the professional surfers from all over the world. Also, I would like to become a professional surfer but I need new equipment; funds so I can travel and enter competitions so that I can be exposed and interest sponsors. And also so that people will know who I am and that I can surf very well.

I would also like to be able to help my younger brother and sister to go to school everyday and to become better surfers. I want them to make the National Junior Squad and surf for Jamaica one day, but I need the experience so that I can coach them properly. Not only do I want to help my family, but I want to also help all the groms here in Jamaica so that they can become better and represent Jamaica like I have done.

My education is important to me; but because I go to these international surfing games put on by the International Surfing Association (ISA) and the Pan American Surfing Association (PASA), I miss out on a lot of school work. However, in order to become better in school I will need to do extra classes. This is not easy because my family is not rich and I am not an only child so I have to sacrifice extra classes so that my other siblings can go to school. My career choice is within the Information Technology field, but I do not have the opportunity to go to the classes because they are full and my family does not have enough money to send me to classes outside of my school. Also, sometimes the teachers do not come to class because of the behaviour of other students, and so this only limits how far my education can go.

I do not only want to be a professional surfer, but a well educated professional surfer. I also see my life going in another discipline than surfing, but while I want to achieve this, I also want to maintain my surfing. All my friends and family are all involved in surfing and so I have made up my mind to become a professional surfer.

BUDGET

SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND EXTRA CLASSES------------ $500.00
SAVINGS---------------------------------------------------$200.00
EQUIPMENT AND TRAVEL------------------------------$500.00