Afridun Amu: Putting Afghanistan on the map

Afridun Amu was 5 years old when his family flew from
Afghanistan to Germany where he grew up and studied law and
cultural studies. When he discovered surfing as his passion he
thought about founding the Waveriders Association of Afghanistan -
a country that is far away from the ocean. But he wanted to show
that it´s possible to surf here and proved it with his
documentary "Unsurfed" a trip on the search of river waves in his
homeland. 




Amongst other interesting topics we talked about...




– how he started to surf – how it came to the idea to found the
Wavriders Association of Afghanistan


– what it was like meeting Kelly Slater in person during the
qualification – his memories when he and his family flew at the
age of 5 – what it was like to come back to Afghanistan more
than 20 years later – his movie "Unsurfed"


– Afghanistan, its people, the vibes, the landscape


– Spirituality and what it means to him


– what the ocean means to him








Shownotes:  





Afridun on Instagram





Unsurfed Trailer





Afris Talk at the Peace and Sport Int. Forum





"Surfistan" at the Transformed Series 





A ZDF Feature about Afridun  








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