February 2012
Shannon McFadden
(USA) - I was certified to dive back in 2000, and just
can't seem to get enough of it. I love the outdoors, and love being under
the water. Last February I quit my desk job to find my passions in life.
Scuba Diving, Rock Climbing, and Skiing, seem to be the things that make me
happiest.
I worked at an awesome place this summer that
has zip lines, rock climbing, cliff jumping, wake boarding, scuba diving,
kayaking, and lots of other fun water related activities. I had been
considering becoming a dive instructor for a few years, and this summer made
me realize that being outdoors in a warm environment, preferably surrounded
by water is where I want to be.
I can't wait to spend the first 9 weeks of 2012
in a tropical paradise (away from the cold snow in CT) obtaining my DM and
Dive Instructor.
For those of you that I'll encounter during my
stay - I can't wait to meet you!
Aude Sigura (France)
Chris Helge (Sweden)
Joe
Segelman (UK)
I have had a bit of diving experience - I did my
Open Water in sunny Tenerife in 2008. I have done bits of diving in the UK
but nothing really compares over here to being somewhere hot like Roatan! I
love travelling & and sunbathing like a lizard, what more could you ask
for? Up until now I have been in the property development game, but with the
way things are at the moment I thought I would follow my passion which is
diving so really looking forward to getting out diving again and to do my instructor courses
after finishing my Divemaster internship in January. That will be a step towards my
new career ambitions... a job in a hot country by the sea!
April 2012
Tommy
Dahl Knudsen (Denmark)
I simply can’t get
enough of diving.
I've
only
been diving
for
a little more than a year
and
have
logged
132
dives until now.
It
began
on
a
trip
to
Borneo
where I
first
experienced the
amazing
marine
life.
I did my Open Water course in our
local diving club in Denmark. Summer
2010 I got my Advanced Open Water
plus Nitrox certificate in Croatia
with a lot of dives and a few months
later a Rescue Diver course.
We
dive
many
weekends
in
our
club
all year around
and
I
have had
great
masters
among
very
experienced and
good friends.
Diving
in
Denmark
can
be very tough
with
water
temperatures
at
about
30F
in the winter time
to
about
70F
in
the
summer time.
It's
dry
suit
most of the
year
with
some times a strong
current
and
often
poor visibility.
Believe
me,
a
night dive
in
the
icy
waters
is
a
very
special
experience.
Since then I have dived in San Diego
California, Red Sea Egypt, Cornwall
UK and especially Subway Watersports
Roatan spring 2011. Where i'm now
returning to, to get my DM and
instructor certification.
July 2012
Nick
Bradford (UK)
Born
in Singapore, the son of a British Royal Marine, I have had the good
fortune to live in Singapore, Saudi Arabia and South Africa,
Traveling with my family to my fathers’ postings. Whilst in these
countries, I developed a good knowledge of the Languages and the
cultures. This is also where my earliest memories of Diving began,
under the instruction of British Royal Marines. I completed my
education in Britain, and shortly after, Joined the British Armed
forces where I stayed for 4 ½ years, During my time in the armed
forces I learnt to Dive under the supervision of the British Su aqua
Club, I spent 2 years stationed in Germany, Where I learnt to Speak
German. I left the Armed forces after loosing friends in a bombing
attack that left them dead and me hospitalized for three months. In
the interim I had a couple of kids and took a different career path,
which is where I met my wife, my soul mate. I introduced my wife to
the joys of Scuba through P.A.D.I. and we took a trip to The
Maldives, I’ve thought about little else since really. We immigrated
to Canada in 1999. My wife is the one who made me realize that
revisiting this dream to become a Dive Instructor is possible and I
am thrilled at the opportunity to return to a career path that I
felt had slipped me by. I look forward to getting started.
