I've always had a connection with the ocean. Go figure considering my name is Chelsea. I grew up on a small island in southern New Jersey and used to have nightmares of the ocean swallowing my town in a tsunami. The ocean terrified me. It almost swallowed me up on two occasions, but I was lucky. Each day I would refuse to go as far out as my friends; the break was a dangerous spot to hangout, I knew. This went on for years. It's funny.. the day you decide to break a habit or step outside of your comfort zone. There's a moment of clarity and courage that strikes with seemingly no reason. That moment changed my entire outlook. I went out and I learned to dance with the water. I taught myself h...