Anyway, on February 10th, I became scuba certified. This is a big step towards my dream as a dolphin or whale trainer. The whole experience was fun.
I did my training at Upstate Scuba in Clemson, SC.
The course began on January. My classmates and I spent four weeks (once a week) doing pool training and reviewed academic knowledge.
On one memorable night, I was trying to sink down to the bottom of the pool, and I ended up sinking so fast that when my feet touched the bottom, I couldn't stop and my tank clanked against the floor. It was kinda funny. Another funny moment on that same night was when I was at the surface swimming for the ladder, and the lane divider was in the way, so I tried to dive under and I couldn't get my tank under the line. Plus, I had swapped my regulator for my snorkel, so when I tried to dive under, I ended up breathing in water through the snorkel. I switched for the regulator, and tried again, and I still got stuck. Finally, I sank down, and managed to get past the lane divider.
On the fourth week my classmates and I took a written test which we all passed with flying colors.
On February the 9th, we did our first three dives at Lake Keowee. It was mainly reviewing the skills practiced in the pool. On the second dive, a fish swam in front of my instructor's face. It was pretty funny.
On the tenth, we did our last two lake dives, after which we headed back to the store where we got our DiveLogs stamped. As of that day, I am now a certified diver.
I had a truly amazing experience. As a diver, I hope to do more dives, including a dive with the whale sharks at Georgia Aquarium. By becoming scuba certified, i have also fulfilled an important requirement for my future career as a SeaWorld trainer.
If you ever want to learn how to Scuba dive, whether its for a job, or just for fun, go to www.divessi.com to find a dive center near you. Hopefully I'll see you during one of my dives in the time to come.
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