Michelle Rozzen
Photographer . Writer . Editor
Massage Therapist

I have a confession.... I am really bad at updating my blog, so sorry! haha. I have been pretty busy lately. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving with your family and friends! Thanksgiving holidays were busy with friends and family, it's always a good time! It was also my uncle's 50th birthday, Happy Birthday Uncle Craig! Also I wanted to thank Uncle Craig, he made a toast in honor of my father. For those of you who don't know, my father lost his battle to Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) and didn't make it to his 50th birthday. Live each day as if it were your last, NEVER GIVE UP

Living in CA is great! Besides the pretty awesome weather and decent waves, although lately it's been mental cold out and the waves have been shit, all of my friends from out of the country like to visit! Josh is still in town, but sadly he is leaving on Saturday, boooo! He lives in Cape Town, South Africa, so I suppose I will just have to go visit him some day...soon! This past weekend we got to hang out again in Santa Monica. He came out with his buddy Alex, what a fun drunkin' night we all had! It's a shame the guys don't even remember what happened, haha! I'm stoked he has been in town but bummed he is leaving in a couple days. Safe travels home Josh!

I have been working a ton lately, during both US and Australia time zones. I picked up a full time gig and I've been writing new content for 71 Magazine, a new interactive bodyboarding magazine. So I have been swamped writing, interviewing and adding more to my portfolio,yeeeww!

I also wrote an article when I came back from Mexico, of Simon Ormerod, an Aussie bodyboarder and it was just published on Spongewars, check it out here: http://spongewars.com/v3e/?p=2158

For those of you in the bodyboarding scene and who don't know already, Jeff Hubbard won the IBA World Title in the Confital Pro, in the Canary Islands last week.... Congrats Hubb! You deserve it man! And for all of my friends and bodyboarders who competed (Jacob, Jason, Beta, Natasha), congrats on your accomplishments this year! Looking forward to seeing you all in Hawaii at the Pipeline Pro in February! Watch Jeff here:  http://vimeo.com/8005652

This weekend I'm stoked to hang out with Mike Egan, the editor of 71 Mag! Him and his lady are coming to town, Hollywood here we come!

Also I've been reading the novel Shantaram, it's amazing. So I shall close this blog with a quote...

"Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything exept tears. In the end that's all there is: love and its duty, sorrow and its truth. In the end that's all we have - to hold on tight until the dawn"

I'm out, peace!

Time moves so fast, I've been home from Mexico for a little over a month! It seems like just yesterday I was there, yet it also seems like months I've been away. Mr. November is keeping me busy, I've been building my portfolio, adding some links, editing photos and writing articles for the new Aussie published bodyboarding mag, 71mag.com I'm stoked to be writing for such a sick interactive publication!

While I was in Puerto Escondido (PE) I had the opportunity to interview my good friend, Kiril Shchegolsky, an Israeli bodyboarder who rips! The interview was published on Spongewars.com, read it here.

After living in PE for 3.5 months, Kiril decided to come back to the states. He came to visit me a week ago, so we cruised SoCal. We met up with Manny Vargas and my buddy Stan Moniz and went to the Wave House in San Diego. Good times...

Kiril doing the Wave House boogie, yeeeewww!

American style Mexican dinner with the Rosenfeld 5.

It was my friend Kawika's birthday, so we celebrated with sushi dinner and dancing.

It was my Mom's birthday on Sunday, we both went to see Mary Poppins, the play at a theatre in L.A. It was actually really good. Pictures to come soon...

I met up with Josh and his mate Chris during the weekend in Santa Monica. Josh and I met when we were both in PE. We cruised Venice Beach to see the whackos haha. While watching the groms at the skate park they did a commercial for Ritter Sport chocolate, way to represent Cape Town, South Africa!

I would like to wish all my friends and family a Happy Thanksgiving! Gobble Gobble...