Once you step on a skateboard everything around you becomes an obstacle, you are entice to fill a space and interact with your surroundings. Wether you live in a small town or a big city, things just start to look different, and your perception of space differs from that of a non skater. A crack on the sidewalk, that bench on the bus top, or even just the street in front of your house, all of the sudden are viewed as possibilities on a skateboard.
Skateboarding constantly teaches you about life and it opens your eyes to new things. Skateboarders appreciate architecture probably as much as an architect does, think about your favorite spots to skate, someone had to create them and you as a skateboarder can see possibilities around the space that most likely the person coming up with the concept never thought of. What’s even more strange is that we put value to a lot of architecture or “skate spots”. We have famous ledges, famous gaps, famous rails, famous manual pads, famous streets, and many more. Again, we put value to the space, we christen it with the first trick and many times it becomes bigger than what it is.
Regardless of your skill level you might look at something that you can do or dream of something that can be done or not, that’s the beauty of skateboarding, no limits, no rules, no judgement. This article highlights a number of things that skateboarders see different, it won’t go into detail as to explain why, as I believe this is something each skateboarder is able to do on their own, as your experience will differ from mine. I hope you enjoy and remember Skate to Live.
