i surf often.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave, which is usually carrying the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or in rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools. The term \"surfing\" refers to the act of riding a wave, regardless of whether the wave is ridden with a board or without a board, and regardless of the stance used. The native peoples of the Pacific, for instance, surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such craft, and did so on their belly and knees. The modern-day definition of surfing, however, most often refers to a surfer riding a wave standing up on a surfboard; this is also referred to as stand-up surfing. Another prominent form of surfing is body boarding, when a surfer rides a wave on a bodyboard, either lying on their belly, drop knee, or sometimes even standing up on a body board. Other types of surfing include knee boarding, surf matting (riding inflatable mats), and using foils.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I would love to learn to surf but I am terrified of sharks! Do you enjoy surfing?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I don't surf, but am definitely fascinated by it! What's wild is how *ancient* it is, you know? I mean it traces back to Hawaii *before* any of the outside world made contact with it."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow! I had no idea it dated back so far in history! Who were the first surfers?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It began with the ancient Polynesians, but definitely evolved!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "When did surfing become so mainstream and popular?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well, once it was \"discovered\" by someone on the first voyage of James Cook to Tahiti, it gained in awareness and popularity from there..."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is so cool! Where is considered the coolest place to surf in the world?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Oh my GOSH so many surfers would be debating this one. What's crazy is it's not just oceans that offer waves -- there are lakes and rivers that can be surfed!"}]