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Welcome to the world of SCUBA! By the way, as a part time dive professional who "mama ducks" tourists almost every weekend, I can tell you that most of us do make snap judgments about you and your abilities from the moment you walk in the shop. Mostly, we're proved correct when we see how...

I can see why, when one dives the same five to ten spots, one wouldn't want to log dives. As an instructor, of course my official line is "Log every dive". But I can totally empathize with the poster. Believe me when I say it's a bleak logbook that reads "Obyan Beach, OW Class" for the...

Very sad. Can the poster (or anyone else on Guam) give some general info about the area?

Diving in Saipan, you occasionally find something that should have gone boom 60 years ago...

I dive in the CNMI often (though not as much as I would like, and certainly not as much as Brady does), and my observations are that, around here, the eels are quite solitary. Of course you get whole patches of garden eels, but even then they're not sharing a hole in the sand. Wish I was...

When you're dog assed tired after your 4th Grotto dive of the day, and you're at the bottom in your full kit looking up the 104 steps you gotta climb to get back to your car, you're gonna thank the Good Lord that you have a tank of .32 or .36.

When it's cold, I throw on the .5mil shorty. Usually, just my swimsuit and a rashguard. (and the natural insulation I drank in college...)

Awesome shots Marlo!!!! (as always, I might add, but it probably doesn't need to be said). So are you sick of Sanfran yet? You're always welcome back on the island....

Anything below 84 is unacceptable! :)

For the medic, perhaps. But not for the other students. Or, for that matter, the instructor. I've never had to use my CPR skills (thank God). I would feel a whole lot better if a medic were in one of my classes. Also, in my classes I stress that there won't always be a good result...

As long as your certifications are current (usually within 2 years), you should be fine. You may want to consider attending the course any way (at least for the actual dummy thumpin and blowing) to help your instructor teach the rest. I'm sure you would be a very valuable resource for your...

Just a thought, but have you considered the possibility of a newt suit (or something like it) or some other existing technology? Since this is your dream, I'm sure you've approached it from every possible angle, and have already considered it and discarded the idea. Just wondering why. From...

Close to Asia, above Australia. Right above Guam. Warm and beautiful. I don't mean to disagree with you, but I really doubt luck will help you. It will be your determination, your will to accomplish your goal, and your faith in yourself (and anything else you may believe in) that will see...

Two words: vay-cay.

I will gladly carry your tank when you go. Good luck. Although, somehow I don't think luck will play any part in this...

Glad to hear it. Now I can, without reservation, say that the poster will probably have a great trip!

It has it's ups and downs. But the diving is great! Buy your gear, fix your weighting and come on over! By the way, don't freak on the air consumption. I know I don't know you and I wasn't there, but I imagine you'll get better just by being more comfortable (not that you're necessarliy...

I went in October 2002, so my experience may be a bit dated, and I haven't been on any other extended stay livaboards, so take this for what it's worth. My itinerary began in Cairns and ended in Cooktown. I had a great time. The Dive Staff and Boat Crew were both exceptional. Meals were...

Beaver Dam is a wonderful place (I used to live in Mequon). PADI encourages you to maintain your insurance for a few (6 or 7, I can't remember which off the top of my head, and my manual is in the car..) years after you stop teaching, because its insurance is of the "Claims made" as opposed...

I taught a deaf student in an AOW course. The only problems were mine. She was absolutely wonderful, and is a great diver.