"I first tried SCUBA while on a cruise to the
Bahamas in 2002. It was a classic
‘cruise course’, where you get a couple of hours of instruction, and
you’re put in the water and closely supervised by a divemaster.
The difference between me and many people that try such a course is
that I knew, instantly, that I was HOOKED.
When I returned home, I started looking around for
places to get my Open Water certification, and discovered that my local YMCA
offered periodic classes. I
signed up for the next one, and was certified through YSCUBA in May of 2003.
Since then, I have gone on to get my TDI Nitrox
certification, and have continued with YSCUBA to get my Advanced Open Water,
Scuba Life Saving and Accident Management (SLAM), and most recently my
Divemaster (2006) certifications. I
am now working on my Assistant Instructor training, also with YSCUBA. I also recently completed the Divers Alert Network courses
required to receive my Diving Emergency Specialist certification, including
CPR, First Aid, Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries and other dive
specific courses offered by DAN.
I have dove in several local quarries, certifying
new students with Gary. I have
dove with sharks and on ship wrecks in North and South Carolina domestically.
I have dove abroad in Mexico, Honduras and Curacao.
I have dove in beautiful, crystal clear oceans, and swift moving rivers
with visibility less than a foot (The Cooper River in Charleston, SC – Still
one of my favorites!).
The thing I love most about diving is the sense of
freedom and adventure that come from taking part in such a sport.
Our oceans and waterways cover three fifths of our planet, and only a
small percentage of the people in the world will ever get to experience the
beauty that lies beneath them. Even though diving only lets you scratch the surface of the
wonders below, after you’ve ‘gone down’ you will never look at the seas
or our Earth the same way again."
Sean
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