Raphi is one of the cornerstones of drivethru and together with Waschdl, he manages our surfcamps in Sri Lanka. How did it come to this? Easy: In 2009 the Swiss decided on a trip abroad to set his priorities anew. The next steps after that came fairly quickly: Team up with Alex and Waschdl? No problem! Quit the Job and Apartment back home? Definitely! Working and surfing on the Atlantic coast? Fantastic! Discovering unknown places and surfing new waves in the Indian Ocean? Harri, harri!
Raphi is:
Campleader at drivethru Surfcamp Sri Lanka
ISA Level 2 Coach
Surf Life Saving GB Beach Lifeguard
Together with Alex and Raphi, Waschdl is one of the founding fathers of drivethru. After finishing his studies in sports science in Munich, he has managed to turn his passion “surfing” into his occupation. It all began in Morocco and France and eventually led him to Sri Lanka with the other two guys. Since 2008 our favorite Bavarian is a surf coach and spends most of his time in the water. Currently he is responsible inhouse for the training and development of our surf courses.
Waschdl is:
Training & Development
ISA Level 2 Coach
Surf Life Saving GB Beach Lifeguard
After her first attempts at surfing in Indonesia, Vivi wanted to really learn how to surf well on one of her Asia trips. The starting point of her trip was Sri Lanka with a pit stop in our drivethru Camp Polhena. She liked it so much there, that the Swiss girl quickly decided to resign from her office job and give up her rented apartment back in Zurich and to permanently live at the south coast of Sri Lanka. Together with Raphi, she manages our two surf camps in Madiha and Polhena. Vivi gets her necessary balance from yoga. She is a certified yoga teacher since 2017 and would love to welcome you in one of her relaxing yoga sessions in our camp.
Vivi is:
Camp manager at the drivethru Surfcamp Sri Lanka
Certified yoga teacher
Alex surfed his first waves on the French Atlantic coast. Much has happened since then: In 2009, our boy from the Ruhr area decided to leave the work and everyday life behind him and spent a couple of years in surf camps in Morocco and France. In 2013 Alex eventually discovered a new destination for himself: Sri Lanka. The idea of the drivethru surf camp was born. This idea was then immediately realized with the help of his best buddies Waschdl and Raphi. Today, as manager he handles all business affairs mainly out of Germany, while missing the ocean, which is why he visits our camps in Sri Lanka and Denmark on a regular basis. Who knows what he will come up with next…
Alex is:
Manager and creative driver of drivethru
ISA Level 2 Coach
Surf Life Saving GB Beach Lifeguard
Mimi is a drivethru member since 2015. Together with Alex, she takes care of the entire back office and communication for drivethru from Germany. The three boys met Mimi years ago, when she was teaching French at a surf camp in France at the time. After she finished her masters in 2014, Alex offered for her to spend a couple of months in Sri Lanka during the cold winter months in Germany, which she immediately jumped on and booked a ticket straight into the drivethru team. Starting as a guest care manager in our camp in Madiha, she now takes care of us, so that we don’t drown in our own chaos.
Mimi is:
Head of Back Office & Communications
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