An episode of Yahoo Travel Editor-in-Chief Paula Froelich’s series, A Broad Abroad.

Hanging ten…doesn’t sound too hard, does it? Despite a few red flags, like her tendency of getting seasick uber easily, Paula Froelich couldn’t pass up taking a stab at surfing. “I’ve always liked the idea of surfing. It just looks so cool — you know? My friends do it and say it’s like meditating on the water — and I love meditating … you just sit there! I’m GREAT at sitting! So off I went.”

Watch Paula as she joins her friend, French chef Eric Ripert and takes to the water. And to see what she learned from her paddle outs and wipeouts in this episode of A Broad Abroad.