Hey, my name is Cass Wood. I am 20 years old from Sydney's Northern Beaches. I am currently studying at Macquarie University doing a bachelor of Commerce - Professional accounting. Apart from studying I am an extra on Home & Away, I am signed with Gear Models, and also do lots of promotional work.

My hobbies include surfing, guitar, horse riding, gymnastics, soccer, rugby and most sports in general. But one of my absolute favourite things to do is surf. And the rest of my posts will mostly talk about surfing.

I grew up in a house that was basically on Avalon beach. My whole family surfs and my dad is a part of Avalon Beach surf lifesaving club. Surfing and the ocean has become a big part of my lifestyle. I started surfing when I was really little, with my older sister pushing me on tiny waves on a big surfboard. Over the years I have slowly progressed, downsizing in boards and practising more and more each day. Surfing started off as more as a hobby for me, but now I am more serious about it, and train as much as I can. I take part in Longy Boardriders, which is a surf comp that is held at Long Reef Beach on the last sunday of each month. Its a friendly yet competitive comp, and I love being a part of it.

In my next post I will talk about the background of surfing, and who my role models are.