How i spend my birthday-Go skateboarding day 2014.

Go Skateboarding day is a special holiday developed by the international association of skateboard companies in which essentially all skateboarders skate to promote skateboarding as well as to refute the ‘no skateboarding’ signs in various countries. I have not seen any no skateboarding symbols in Kenya have you?

On this day one can either represent where they live by skating in their home area and doing something that will catch the glance of people in the long run discovering potential skateboarders within these regions.

George grinding
Photo credit Leo Kilel 

My story begins when I saw one skateboarder opposite reinsurance plaza practising some tricks. Later on he was joined by Leo Kilel. He joined the rather unenthusiastic skateboarder then his face started to glow with thrill. `Did you check out the finals of the battle of the berrics?’ Leo was asked. `Yeah, I did’ said Leo.  ‘I’m glad a Joe won the battle instead of the infamous pros. Remember that trick Pressure heelflip?’ said Ben- finally could make out heads and tails of his name. ‘How does that the back foot work?  is the concave maybe? But I feel as if it was fixed-the match. As the two conversed Sam Maguta joined them, George, Edu, Kevin Murage joined the party.

Then Sam, Leo, and Ben decided to check out a spot in posta city square; They left the skaters who had just arrived. Sam and George did some grinding on a curb just past the bridge to poster. Surprisingly, they took quite a while to get chased away but they weren’t. Later on, they regrouped near a spot opposite Nakumatt City Hall. The group attempted different tricks from Frontside 180, Frontside shuv its, Frontside boneless, Ollie over an obstacle similar to a kicker ramp. Then when the fun climaxed; Security came and said ‘’Hiyo haifanywi hapa!” meaning no skateboarding is done here.

Group gathered before we got kicked out
Photo credit: Leo Kilel's camera

Later on the ecstatic group rushed to one of their headquarters- Uhuru Park. As usual everyone skated hard grinding, manuals, jumping over stairs. 

When people started getting hungry; they proceeded to ``Klabuu’’ to eat. Some individuals had rather heavy meals I was wondering how they would manage to skate down the Kileleshwa downhills. In other news, Kassy and George were left in Uhuru Park. But they joined everyone at the Sunken Park at night.

Chilling at Kileleshwa
Photo credit: Leo Kilel's camera :)

The now growing skateboarders boarded a bus to Yaya centre which was really close to Kileleshwa. I could not wait to see this downhill’s since many conversations cored around this area. When we arrived I was in utter dismay of the configuration of the slopes in those hills. I remembered Ben tumbling down like some acrobat; He made two flips in air. Initially people thought he had a firm footing, however, things did not go he’s way. Luckily he wasn’t injured. All in all it was amazing to skate there.

When night fell, the skateboarders found themselves in the sunken car park. One the best moments of the day was the game of skate between Kassy, George and Kevin Maina. It was intense; tricks like pop shuv it sex change, Nollie flip, caballerial flip and one of my favourites half cabs were set.

I believe Go Skateboarding was celebrated appropriately. If I can recall vividly someone put an individual Ben had a poster in his bag vindicating to the public that June 21^st is a holiday. Additionally, photos and videos were made so check out the skateboarding society of Kenya for more updates.