"It's not really something you learn to do. You're either born as a bender or you're not." She pauses there and has to add, "Or sometimes life changes things up."

She explains further, still guiding the boat along gently. "I was actually born without any bending ability. And then things began to change after the Avatar left spirit portals open. Some people who had no bending abilities before started showing airbending abilities - I was one of those."