I've never known anyone to pick up skating as fast as you did and I'm SO insanely happy I got to share the experience of surfing with you. You were shredding out there and it made me so happy to share a wave together.

@mitrazaker7483

Жыл бұрын

Love you Pete, you were such a great teacher for Molly and honestly as someone with limited vision this video and the ones you have on your channel made me tear up, you inspire me so much. What you do in showing people that there's so many opportunities out there by pushing the limits means the world to me❤️

@Michaela_Ish

Жыл бұрын

I've recently started seeing your shorts in my feeds ❤

@clairebarnes_162

Жыл бұрын

I found Pete because of Molly initially (KZread recommended Pete after watching Molly) and now has come full circle and I get to watch them together which is brilliant. I hope they do more collabs in the future.

@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar

Жыл бұрын

Next week we will all thoroughly enjoy watching the video where Molly start skateboarding with Elton John pulling the board!

@sviolet892

Жыл бұрын

This was an incredible collab! Love you both!❤

I would love to see you learn some more cooking skills with Christine Ha! She's a blind chef who won Masterchef back in 2012 as the first blind contestant. Watching how she has adapted her kitchen and her cooking practices to accommodate her blindness is so cool!

@bayleighc.5843

Жыл бұрын

That would be so cool! Molly doesn’t cook if I recall, because it’s really difficult for her.

@mirjamschaart

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@Rocannee

Жыл бұрын

​@@bayleighc.5843 she doesn't cook because she has no interest in it, not because it's too difficult

@stephanieg8539

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this. I just went onto hulu to start watching her win Masterchef. I'm really excited to watch her do it!!

@bayleighc.5843

Жыл бұрын

@@Rocannee there’s a whole video of her trying to cook for herself where she talks about how hard she finds it… pardon me if I took that to mean she doesn’t do it because she finds it difficult, as I can imagine it is for a lot of blind people.

I just love when people were trying to explain the Shaka and saying “like what I’m doing “ and Pete just explained how it works and said “feel my hand.” This shows a small amount of why this series is a big deal

As a disabled educator with a focus in career/techincal education (which focuses on kinesthetic learning styles), Nisha is truly amazing and extremely well practiced and expertly effective in both the adult education models *and* works with you as if your blindness isnt even something different from other non-blind students, while also using the correct methods needed for those pwople who *are* blind. Love her and everything about her! Truly such a rare sight to see!

@neciasnow2570

Жыл бұрын

That's a huge compliment. Thank you! @frankied.roosevelt6232

IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS SERIES! (Written in all caps to show excitement) Disabled people can do so much more than the non educated person expects.

@macandfire5477

Жыл бұрын

Non educated person in what context? 🤣 I’m not scholarly but I’m all for everyone of all skill sets being able to do everything 😉

@RiverWoods111

Жыл бұрын

@@macandfire5477 When this person says non-educated person they are talking about in the realm of people with disabilities. If you are watching this content you are one of the more educated. Education has nothing to do with formal education like years of schooling. It has to do with being open to learning new things. Now I obviously have no idea if you were someone who falls into the disabilities' community, but I just wanted you to know that someone with a PhD or even an MD can be uneducated in certain topics.

@macandfire5477

Жыл бұрын

@@RiverWoods111 Thank you! Yes thank you for clarifying …

@rifleshooterchannel208

Жыл бұрын

I like how you think an alleged “blind” girl who has no issues keeping her eyes laser focused on the center of a moving camera is legitimately “disabled” 😂

@_sch_eme_

Жыл бұрын

@@rifleshooterchannel208 wtf are you actually real?? You can see her eyes twitching and she's trained herself to point to where she thinks the camera is. She can see light and dark and she's. Just cause she does a good job doesn't take away the fact that she is blind. How and why would you think that she is not?

I hope horseback riding will be a part of this series! I remember you mentioning it at some point, that for whatever reason it wasn't possible to find a place that wanted to give you that experience and I was just flabbergasted, cause why the fuck not!? You just need a calm predictable horse! I'm sure there are blind horse people out there - right? 🤔

@Ohmni_potence

Жыл бұрын

there are! theres a handful of well known ones, like Wren Blae Zimmerman, Nicki Watson, and Lissa Bachner, but because of liability theres definitely a shortage of trainers willing to teach it to the blind at a beginner level, or trainers that have horses they would trust to take care of a blind rider. Just have to find the right one! theres also plenty of therapeutic riding facilities all over the country that regularly teach the basics to people with varying levels of disability, those would probably be the best place for Molly to start, as theyre going to have the best resources and training to teach someone disabled, as well as have the best knowledge and horses to keep her safe. Generally their horses are better screened for temperament and trainability, trained more precisely, and the trainers at therapeutic facilities are more hands on, in place to catch or pull a rider safely in an emergency, versus a regular training facility that are generally more along the lines of standing in the center while the rider is off on their own.

@sngray11

Жыл бұрын

I have volunteered at multiple horseback riding faculties in different states that teach people how to ride horses with a myriad of different disabilities. Shame on whatever place wouldn’t allow Molly to go horseback riding! smh.

@Ohmni_potence

Жыл бұрын

@@sngray11 I rode competitively for 20 years and I could definitely understand why certain trainers would turn the opportunity down, just based on not feeling equipped to teach a disabled rider, not even for lack of caring or wanting to be able to be adaptive, it’s often more of an “I don’t have a horse I would feel comfortable putting that person on right now”. But the best trainers I had always recommended other trainers or facilities that would be equipped to handle specific needs of a rider instead of just turning them away. Like I was a trainers assistant for a while and there was always a discussion about new students on whether they needed more help and whether we could provide that, or if there was a better horse if they were really hesitant or needed something different. It baffles me that a facility wouldn’t make those considerations and direct anyone interested to a more capable trainer for their level or with horses that would better suit their needs if they weren’t comfortable catering to their needs with the resources they have.

@unapologeticallynikki

Жыл бұрын

As a horse girl myself, I second this! Molly, ride a horse! 🤪

@ragnkja

Жыл бұрын

She used to ride as a child, but surely there are equestrian disciplines she hasn’t tried yet.

I laughed way too hard at "The bind leading the blind." Love Pete, so fun to see ya'll collabed!

@tibbynibby

Жыл бұрын

I hadn’t gotten to that part yet but that was my first thought when molly got on the mini board. 🤣 he’s such a good teacher!

I'm disabled (wheelchair user), and being in the water is one of the few times I can be weightless and reduce pain and fatigue for a moment. I love this and would love to see more instructors with disabilities sharing their passions and skills! 😊 I'm looking forward to this new series! Thanks for sharing with the world 😄

I remember years ago you talked about how a guy rejected you because he thought you wouldn’t be able to surf because you’re blind. This video makes me so happy!

@kutanra

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing as Molly. I am fully sighted and I would also not be able to surf with him. It's the fact that he didn't say "I'm really into surfing, so an important factor for me is someone able or willing to learn to surf, is that something you are up for?" He just went "Oh you're blind so it's obviously off the table for you"

Can we talk about Molly's natural talent on the skateboard!!!! She had NO FEAR! I'm also goofy foot.

@Upper_echelon_exotics

Жыл бұрын

What is goofy foot? I didn't really catch that part.

@MycThePoet

Жыл бұрын

@@Upper_echelon_exotics great question! So it's just about which foot you put forward on your skateboard. Regular foot skates with their left foot in the front. Goofy skates with right foot in front. There are other stances too such as mongo which means you push the board with your front foot instead of your back foot. So with mongo your back foot never leaves the board. Mongo doesn't apply to surfing though.

@darkessraven

Жыл бұрын

She does ice skating and skiing so has some basics of balancing while moving. She is also a swimmer in lap pools.

@MycThePoet

Жыл бұрын

@@darkessraven you're so right! I hadn't even realized. Ive never gone skiing so I don't know what that's like. I can't swim either hahaha. But I know most people who don't skate can't even stand on the board.

@ragnkja

Жыл бұрын

@@MycThePoet So it’s most common to put your non-dominant foot in front?

molly you are literally so brave, most sighted people are too afraid to do any of this!! and not only that, you’re a NATURAL!! truly iconic

I love that Pete's goal wasn't for what you would achieve, but was for what you would experience. Beautiful. I hope to see more collaborations with Pete in future videos.

This is SO cool and I love the concept for the series. I can’t wait to see more! Also, it’s such a weird experience to see a VO actor working, especially movie trailer VO’s. My brain does not accept that it’s actually the person speaking even though I can see it happening. I imagine it’s even harder to accept when you can’t see them.

Great job! There's a chemistry professor at Baylor who works on making gummies shaped like molecular structures for blind people to be able to feel the structure by eating it. I think it would be super cool if you could get in touch with them and try those gummies, maybe even try some lab-based science activities.

I find videos like this so inspiring. Not from a "look, a disabled person doing something" inspiration porn kind of inspiration but in a "look at what anyone can do and learn when their needs are accommodated and specifically accommodated with input from the person needing the accommodation". I guess I am saying I see people like Nisha inspirational. Molly is just living her best life but Nisha is doing an amazing job to make surfing accessible. I am so happy you got such a great experience, it looks so much fun! RIP nail!

I don't know if you're taking suggestions for this series, but as a horse person I think it would be so cool to see you riding a horse! I think you said in another video that you already know how to ride, but maybe if you could find another blind person who rides a different discipline than you teach you a completely different style of riding? I'm just really fascinated to see how a blind person would ride a horse!

@rebeccaude4412

Жыл бұрын

I would love to see her learn competitive Dressage & compete in mixed blind/sighted courses! I know that her life is much too busy right now to give 100%, but she could always start with the basics on a part time schedule. She had lots of equestrian activities when she was younger, so the muscle memory should help. Maybe we’ll see her jumping rails one day.

Loved seeing the chemistry between Pete & Molly ❤

@hanako_w

Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more! ❤️

@diva_muffin

Жыл бұрын

I hope we see more of him around!!! ;)

The bit about the need to finding things you can do when you are losing your sight really spoke to me. My mum is legally registered as partially sighted , at the moment she feels like she is between the blind world and the sighted world and as she lost her sight she lost so much of her independence and she got really down. Now 15 years into her sight loss 'journey' she is slowly finding more things she can do. She was learning keyboard before her sight deteriorated and she could no longer read the music, at first she gave up but now she is learning songs by ear using audiobooks created by the RNIB here in England and doing better for it. I started following your channel because it helps me understand the world my Mum is entering and it helps with that but I kept watching because your content is so engaging. Thanks for doing what you do and bringing us all along for the ride xx

I really really loved this video. Maybe one of my favorites you've ever posted. Surfing is such a beautiful sport/activity and the fact that you were able to learn from a fellow blind person must have felt so empowering. I can't wait to see more from this series. Congratulations!!

Wow the conversation at the end of this video was so powerful. Thanks for sharing and being so vulnerable so we can learn about others and disability.

AHHHH! I want Molly to continue to learn to skate so bad!!

Molly I LOVED this video!!! Pete and Nisha (and all of Pete's other friends) were incredible teachers. Also Molly you picked up both skateboarding and surfing SO QUICKLY!! I've tried to get the hang of them both over the years and definitely have had more success on the surfing than skating front but I was just so impressed with how quickly you picked things up because I know plenty of people (myself included) who it took many many surf/skating sessions until they were as good as you managed to be in one. Also I loved Pete's narration voices and the talks the two of you had about how surfing gives you the freedom to move uninhibited as a blind person. I can just tell this series is going to be amazing! (more stuff with Pete please!!!)

As a disabled gal with a mobility disability that affects my coordination and balance, I want you to start skating so I can live vicariously thru you!!! You're so naturally confident and good at it!

I know it is not really close to your level but as someone with really bad dyslexia any time I am able to read a paragraph with no confusion or stuttering is always amazing.

I am loving this series. I almost cried. The conversation between you and Pete about the freedom you feel when you get surf/ski, was profound. I appreciate you sharing your experience with us. I have 2 sons with cognitive disabilities, which are very different from your disability. But learning from you, and Squirmy&Grubs (whom I found through you), has really helped me support my kids better. You are making the world a better place.

I’m only 12 minutes in and I’m already hooked on your new series! I’m so impressed with how you move on the road boards- I tried skateboarding when I was 18 and dislocated my shoulder my first time out! I love your confidence and attitude. I have to go finish writing a paper but can’t wait to watch the rest of the video as my reward for completing my paper.

I am sighted but as someone who has always ran from situations that put me in control and left me reliant on my own abilities I completely understand that feeling of freedom as I'm just now exploring that experience within myself. This video was incredibly inspiring to me to go out and seek that freedom and to be thankful that I do have my vision. Thank you both and your teams for this!

I’m so happy you found the right teachers/coaches this time around Molly! You guys are so impressive doing something so scary, yet rewarding, without seeing what you’re getting yourself into. Catching a wave really is a magical feeling that many people don’t understand. Great job Molly 💛

This was fantastic! Pete is fantastic and he understood how to explain what you needed to hear since he was there before. Loved this so much!

It was so cool to see Pete and his friends wrap around you and prepare you for surfing basically on your own. ❤

I joined the army cadets when I was 13. I'm autistic and that was my dream. I sucked at a lot of it at first, and I had to work harder than everyone else to be less proficient than they were. It was the best thing I ever did and I don't know where I would be without it. It made me grow up and it taught me so much, like beyond how to use a rifle safely, move in the feild and march.

You and Pete had so much chemistry! This is one of my favourite videos of yours Molly! It was so fun to watch you experience something so thrilling. You did amazing!!

Thank you for talking in depth about why you love surfing so much, the feeling of freedom with speed, and what it feels like to always be “tethered”. I appreciate you educating us on how you see the world through your specific lens *no pun intended* because the more we understand the experiences of others the more knowledge we can add to how we see the world. Love you ❤️

You are a natural surfer Molly! So stoked on that you had a great experience. I loved watching your progression and had so much fun working with you. Keep shredding!!🤙🏼🌊🏄🏼‍♀️🎉

I would love to watch you cook with Christine Hà!! I've watched Master Chef since I was a kid so I saw her season and she's an amazing chef!! Maybe she could give you tips to help you be more comfortable in the kitchen!!

Watching you do this series definitely has already shown me how much I am able to do as a sighted person, and that I didn’t realize how much of a privilege it is. Like when you stated that you couldn’t just go for a bike ride and get speed. And how you said that you are always attached in a way to someone or something whether it’s a guide dog, handrail, sighted guide, etc. Thank you for opening my mind up to how much more I should be grateful for and that and so much more. I don’t really do social media as much anymore, but I will definitely be following this series for however long it will be. And all the other videos you upload as well. With much love, Emma ❤

When you were riding those first waves, it made me cry…as a sighted person with huge depression for 12 years, watching other people navigate life in every way possible is so beautiful because it reminds me that this is what life is about. Just experiencing things, with loving people around you that support you

Great idea for a series, Molly. Looking forward to the next episodes. Pete and you really meshed in this expedition, and it was a lot of fun to watch. Well done.

Safety gear saves your life so you can have fun next time too. Just something to never forget. Helmets are for surfing too. Love the no fear attitude though and you really rocked this challenge!

this made me tear up! it has nothing to do with me but somehow i feel so happy and proud for you finding something you are so good at that gives you the ultimate freedom!

The talk at the end had me crying, you two are an inspiration❤😭 thank you for sharing your experiences ❤😭

Oh Molly! This was such a fun vlog! You did great! I look forward to all your new adventures. Elton watching you from the beach was precious 🥰 I follow Pete and love his content too.

I remember seeing a different blind surfer on the show Bondi Rescue, which is a show that follows the lifeguards on Bondi Beach! He was surfing with the lifeguards and showing them how he does it without sight. It's so cool to see how different blind surfers make it work for them

Also, I would love to see you with your natural dark, almost black hair, it's so unique and fits your eye color so well!

Molly, I love both you and @blindsurfer so much! You’re my 2 favorite blind people on the internet! Great job with skateboarding and surfing! You looked great out there!

The vibes in the skating part were immaculate

This is why I love Molly she shows the world people with disabilities still can do stuff. I have a disability and i just love watching, Thank you.

I grew up at the beach - my uncle would wake me up at 6am to go surfing. I never picked it up - no physical disabilities…. However my autistic son will be joining for his third year with surfers healing. It’s a non profit that brings kids / adults with autism with professionalism surfers for a day. My son has caught waves with these volunteers and it really is a special day we look forward too.

This was so fantastic! I love the look on your face when you were skating and surfing 🏄‍♂️ free by yourself 👍👏🥰

Oh my gosh… thIS VIDEO IS AWESOME!! You and Pete are just amazing and you had so much fun!! Loved every second of this video. Elton was so adorable watching you intently while you were in the water. I would love to see you and Pete doing more adventures!

I played beach volleyball when I was younger and it was so fun playing with friends. Have made lifelong friends cause of it. I'm so excited for this for you and for us watching these!

i’m so beyond excited❤️

Loved this, so glad you had fun! Looking forward to the rest of the series!

FU©K. YES! Molly x Pete - the crossover//collab i definitely knew i needed. 😂 haha happy it's here + so excited to watch this one! 🖤✊🏾

Loved this video! So excited for the series!!

I LOVE THIS SERIES! So excited to see the other episodes!

Maybe next time Molly you should take Pete downhill skiing! I think, despite the cold it would be really fun for both of you, especially considering that freedom and speed that you get with skiing ☺️.

Molly you are a natural!!💗You CAN do ANYTHING

Wow!! He is SO impressively good at voiceovers!!!

This video just made me SO happy!!! I can’t wait to see the rest of the series. 😄 I struggle with different disabilities, but I found this extremely empowering!! You’re amazing, Molly 💜

This was great. I'm looking forward to more in this series!

Molly did better blind than I do sighted LMAO! Me and Matthew would DEFINITELY not be a match🤣

I am so excited for this series!!! You are amazing Molly!!!!

I’m so excited for this series!!! I love seeing you explore and see other blind folks share their expertise and passions!

I'm so excited for this series! Thank you so much for taking us along with you and letting us meet so many awesome folks

absolutely love the idea of this series can’t wait to see it!!!❤❤❤❤

So excited for this series!!!!

I loved this video, so inspiring!!! So excited for this series!!!

great concept for the series!

What a GREAT series!!! I can't wait to see all the new adventures you have!

This was such a fun video! You did way better than I could have 😂 I’m already loving this series ❤

This was such a good video and i can’t wait for more!

I loved seeing you try out something new, you seemed so happy. I can't wait to see more videos like these.

Omg sooooo excited for this. Great video idea ❤

AHHH im so excited for this series! ❤

hey molly i was born partially blind and i was a cheerleader and a horseback rider and a pianist to top it all off i am special olympic athlete and a girl scout troop member

I watch both Molly and Pete's videos. This was an amazing colab. I cant wait to see you teach him to downhill ski. You are such a natural athlete, you did such a fantastic job at these brand new skills. Your balance is excellent.

I’ve been waiting for this collab!!!!

Yay! So glad you could collaborate with Pete!

This was amazing! I'm so happy you got to do this and thank you for sharing the experience with us!!

Love this series idea!!

This is going to be such a great series for you. This one was so much fun.

I love this and can’t wait to see more videos in this series!

I'm so excited for this series!!!!!!!!

Honestly can’t wait to see more of this collab, such a nice human and breath of fresh air.

i'm so ready for the rest of this series!

Loved this video! Gonna be a great series!!

I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SERIES AND I HAVE NOT EVEN GOTTEN A MINUTE INTO THE VIDEO lol

It was so awesome to see you riding a skateboard in this video! I'm super excited to see more of this series!

This was so fun to watch. Hope to see more of it. Awesome job guys!

Hurray Molly! I’m so happy for you that this experience went so much better! I’m so excited for this series!

Love this video! 🏄🏼‍♀️

Molly, this is so cool!! Can't wait for the next one

Excited for this series!!

Absolutely loved this video. Also, Molly way to go!!!

This series is such an awesome idea, can't wait for the next episode! 💕

Great video and looking forward to the series!!

This is such a great series idea and I'm excited to watch every episode!!

I'm so impressed with you Molly, awesome video, can't wait to see the rest of the series!

Great idea for a series! This was wonderful to watch. Thanks for sharing!