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yaniv

love is the only way so love skateboarding !!!

About Me

I am a 30 Years old guy,
Born in Israel - 1976
Skateboarding since - 1990
I worked as a bar tender half a year b4 joining the army.
Quit Skateboarding and joined the Army at 1995 - as a parashooter,
Finished at 1999 as an officer - second lutenant.
I was a Commander in the pilots Infiltration (Israely Air Force).
Traveled Thailand, Laos, Australya, cambodge, nepal, and india,
This is where i met my best friend - Oz.
Wish to go back or any other place in the world to explore...
Back to Israel at 2000, Back to skating at 2001 till this very moment.
Worked in a shitty sk8park between 2000 - 2002,
Web Experience since 2001.
In order to keep and improve my web abbilities, I chose promoting
my best love of all times - Skateboarding in Israel!
My baby was born at 2002 and i called it : The Israeli Skateboard Website
A.K.A - WWW.SKATEBOARD.CO.IL ,
I am involved with the Israeli Skateboarding scene since then,
The Israeli Skateboarders Organization,
Instructing skateboard in sk8camps, and personal lessons,
helped organizing skateboard competitions,
judged in skateboard competiotions in Israel
helped my brother build the skatepark for REDBULL STREETDOGS 2002,
I try to be the skateboard ambassador for Israel, in the world
to make the world aware of us,
In order to make the scene better and bigger as much as possible, and beyond...
Trying to help the skateboard develope in Israel, and arround the globe.
Sk8ing for fun and pushing my personal limits :)
I used to work for 3 years in the biggest sk8shop in Israel - "Lightwave". (2003-2006)
Worked in the best snowboardshop in in Israel "Offpiste" - winter 2005/6
And managed the gr8 skatepark in Raanana - winter 2005/06.
Left Israel 8/2006 on a task to improve my life, and financial situation
Traveled in China and Thailand, and finally got to Prescott AZ USA. 10/2006
Prescott is a charming place,
In fact, I wish I could be there at the moment...
I moved to phoenix because I finaly found a nice job,
As a web developer for Cybermrk International
This is where Michelle and I live now:
And I miss Israel a lot.
I love reggae music, sometimes i miss Guil Rasta's parties in the Barbee club TEL AVIV
Thats me, looking for fun, friends, skateboarders around the world,
and buisiness oportunities.
Peace And Love. Rastafarai Live Forever.

My Interests

The universe is for us to obserb,
keep your minds open,
and you will never stop learning...
Skateboarding(duh),
Internet (I am a web builder),
Music - Especially Reggae,
Traveling Snowboarding & surfing,
Nature, people, Culture, And More...

I'd like to meet:

Interesting People, Especially skateboarders but not only...
male & female, Who knows how to make fun :)
Click to zoom in on my visitor map!
This looks like me:

Music:

I am open minded about music,
I passed through many kinds of music,
But now, I listen to Reggae music - of all kinds,
Mostly - Roots reggae

There is a list of artists :
(someday when I have more time,
I will add some more artists) -

Bob Marley,
Peter Tosh,
Black Uhuru,
Israel Vibration,
Abyssynians,
Eak A Mouse,
Groundation,
John Holt,
Max Romeo,
Jackie Mitoo (?),
Don Carlos,
Prince Allah,
Morgan Heritage,
Turbulance,
Sizzla,
Capleton,
Buju Bunton,

Books:

I am an A.D.H.D so,
unfortunately I dont read...