The Spiral
I was thinking about returning to England, about how we would have come full circle and then about how it seems to me there is no such thing, more a spiral of life that...
Category: Musings
crossroads
After an amazing five hundred and seventy seven days exploring South East Asia we are at a crossroads. Being a diving instructor is certainly not a career move, the pay is awful, the hours long,...
An open letter to great dive shops everywhere
Foreword, after writing the original post I was reminded of the reality of our situation. When we left London the intention was to have an amazing adventure and find something to do and somewhere...
appearances can be deceptive – edited
It’s been an up and down adrenaline tinged few weeks, the rush of passing the PADI Open water scuba instructor exams soon faded into a panic to look for work, something I resolutely refused to...
PADI OWSI, woohoo!
I could not have imagined two years ago that I would be here today, a PADI certified open water scuba instructor. Because two years ago I did not dive 🐬🐟 I owe so many...
Almost an instructor…
It’s been an interesting few weeks, at times fun and at times frustrating as all hell. It’s unfortunate that one of those frustrating times has happened today, the DAY BEFORE MY BLOODY EXAMS ah...
Browsing Bohol
With the start of the PADI Instructor course looming we took the opportunity to explore Bohol before I would have to get down to some serious hours in the classroom. We’d seen various flyers...
Are expectations at fault?
My heart dropped when I heard there were to be fifteen Chinese divemasters doing the PADI Instructor Development Course with me. The Chinese are the largest growing dive market and so it makes sense that...
dive shop disappointments
Our arrival at the dive shop was less than auspicious, no one said hello or asked if we needed help. Although to be fair that seems pretty common in dive shops with everyone far...
a little bit of this…
…and a little bit of that is how our last few weeks have passed. Although before I get into that I am not sure if I mentioned I’ve had the incredible honour of diving...
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