IDC Roatan

February

Jason Prine (USA) Jason decided to go pro in Aug 2008. He saved up until March 2009. Then spent two months on Glovers Atoll, Belize working on his Divemaster certification.
Hi is looking forward to having a good time while learning to teach diving. Maybe pick up a little more Spanish. Most importantly find a job to work up enough money to get his MSDT, then Staff Instructor. His Ultimate Goal is to become a Dive Instructor, Sailing Instructor, become a certified Boat Captain and learn how to Surf. Afterwards, float around and work on the most beautiful islands and reefs of the world!

Ricardo Ramos (USA) - Ricardo currently lives in Miami. He has some time on his hands right now due to loosing his job with Waste Management due to cut backs. He is ready for a life style change and do something he loves for a living. So he is doing his Divemaster Internship with Subway in December and then Instructor and MSDT and later hopes to find a job some were. He is really excited about this whole thing cant wait to start!

Zeina Saad (USA) - Zeina is from Oakland but has been living in New York City for 2 years and has found herself with a bit of free time and wanted to get away for a bit during the blisteringly cold winter.  She did her Divemaster internship with Subway in January.

Sean Branch (Canada) - Sean is from Calgary but is currently living in Halifax right now because he was going to school at Dalhousie University. After wrecking his truck this past summer driving back to Halifax (he hit an Elk, that’s another story) he decided he wanted to do something crazy and fun and this is definitely it. 
Sean did his Divemaster internship with Subway in January.

March

James McNab (UK) - James has worked as a chef in his home town for the six months since graduating in law, He is looking for an adventure which is as far away from either field as possible. Having learned to dive in Australia, Thailand and Vietnam on a gap year between school and university in 2006 he has unfortunately not been able to dive or travel properly since. Now that he finally has the opportunity he is very excited about revisiting a pastime which he have enjoyed a lot in the past and hopefully pursuing it professionally. James has finished his divemaster with Subway in February.

April

Gemma Nye (England) - Gemma is currently working as a Secondary school Art and Photography teacher in England, but has decided to take a career break and follow one of her other big passions- diving. She spent a summer on a Marine Conservation project on a small island off the coast of Tanzania, and really loved it, diving and studying fish every day and living in a hut on a beach.  Now she wants to learn and do more.  She has completed her Divemaster course with Subway and now wants to become an instructor and then use these new skills while traveling more of the world. 

Kris Schuster (USA) - Kris hails from the mid-west but currently calls Northern California home. He has a degree in Eco-tourism from Hocking College, and a Bachelors in Hospitality Management from Ohio State.  Kris began diving on Andros Island, Bahamas at the Forfar field station while on a study abroad and has continued his passion since.  Highlights include diving the cold waters of the pacific northwest, Lake Tahoe, and cave diving in Mexico.  Currently he is a seasonal foreman for building and maintenance on a vineyard in northern California, but was a sushi chef for the last six years. Kris is doing the Divemaster internship with Subway in March.

July

Kini Hiko (New Zealand) - Kini is a New Zealand Maori who loves the water, especially beneath the surface. He loves to dive and experience and see new things every time. That is what got him hooked. He want to be a dive instructor because he reckons it will be a dream job, especially if you love to dive. It will be a dream to wake up and actually want to go work... Everyday will be a different experience and you get to share and teach your passion to others...

Ken Rusko (USA) - Ken has always had a passion for two things, skiing and scuba diving.  Now he works in the winters as a ski instructor at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont and is looking forward to teaching scuba in the summers. He eventually wants to start a Ski and Scuba tour company. He loves to share and teach the things he is passionate about.

September

Ray Dustin (USA) - Ray has been working in a steel mill for the last 6 years and decided that the work is not what he wants to do for the rest of his life. So he joined Subway Watersports in Roatan for his Divemaster internship and now wants to become a scuba instructor.  

Erika Fadden (USA) - Erika is a graduate from Clemson University in May with a degree in Recreation and Tourism Management. She did a Divemaster internship with Subway earlier this year and decided that she wants to become an instructor.  The fact that she loves the ocean, is infatuated with fish, and wants to live on an island the rest of her life really had little to do with her decision.