My name is Kadiatu Kamara
They always call me KK
I'm 19 years old
I am the only female surfer in Sierra Leone
My father passed away two years ago
In that moment, Ebola takes place in Sierra Leone
That's why I joined the surf club
so when I have that kind of stress, I have to surf
All the stress goes away
Sometimes when the waves are very good
I wake up at six o'clock in the morning
I go down to the beach
If you want to do something, you have to prepare yourself
because surfing is not easy
As for me, I have to surf
so that is the way
During Ebola time, surfing changed my lifestyle
I always think about the waves
I always think that I'm surfing in another different country
I feel free, I feel happy, and then I feel so proud
Watching the wave, focus on the wave
how the wave is going to break
where the waves are good, where the waves are not good
where is good to swim, where is not good to swim
And then, when you sit in the water, you have to wait for the wave
You just have to wait for one wave
I've missed plenty waves
a million waves
As for me, I have to surf
so that is the way
I feel so different on the wave, like I'm the real KK
So I think I'm going to start another new life
I think everything is going to be okay now
That is my dream
My name is Kadiatu Kamara
They always call me KK
I am 19 years old
I will be a professional surfer in Sierra Leone