skate fast, have a blast

“a hell of a lot of fun.”

“One of the main things is it’s freeing have something to yourself,” Breen said. “It’s not a team thing where you need to work with other people to achieve a goal. You just pick your board up whenever you feel like it and improve on this thing that you like. Having control over this wooden board with four wheels is kind of dope.”

Even though skateboarding is an individual activity, Breen said he’s made a lot of friends through UTD’s skate community. Many of the skaters Breen’s befriended or observed often ride together outside of the Sciences Building, Green Hall, the SLC, ATEC, ECSW and ECSS –which are all sustainable areas for tricks such as ollies and grinds because of smooth concrete, bends and benches. There’s even an informal skateboarding GroupMe, with over 180 members, where trick skaters share videos and schedule times to meet up.