Like the morning before, Michael is the first one out the door before the cold sun rises. With his leather boots, waders, fishing rod, net, and pocket size tackle, he walks down a live railroad track to a pool of water he's discovered on Google earth. Three years ago Micheal came across a crossroad choice in his life when he was offered a full time job at a big time surf magazine in San Diego and got accepted into a masters program North of the boarder. After spending a few months in Peurto Escondido, Mexico with some of California's youngest big wave riders Michael decided he wanted to do something more academic with his life then chase the natural and artificial, highs and lows that came with surfings culture, and enrolled in the Behavioral Neoroscience program.