So I recently started my DM training and will be taking my Deep and Search & Recovery specialties this weekend. I am really looking forward to the dives, hope the conditions are at least OK.
On a side note, I received some really exciting news from my 16 year old son today that he has decided he wants to start diving. I wanted him to start with me when I first started but at the time, he was 14 and had no interest at all. So I have never encouraged or tried to convince him. But a couple months ago he mentioned that he was considering it, and this afternoon he told me he definitely wants to. I am thrilled.
So I check out the schedule of upcoming Open Water Classes that have evening class and pool sessions along with ocean (Monterey) certification dives. Some classes certify in a local lake, but he definitely wants to do ocean, and that is where most of our diving would be anyways, so it just makes sense.
So I call the dive shop to see who is teaching the February class that meets his/our schedule. Turns out it is the CD, great! He is happy to hear my son wants to get started and suggests that this can be the Open Water Class that I assist with from start to finish. I am fine with that, but I do ask him if that is appropriate and he assures me he feels it is.
I wanted to see what others thought about that.
Bottom line though... I am SO jazzed!!!
On a side note, I received some really exciting news from my 16 year old son today that he has decided he wants to start diving. I wanted him to start with me when I first started but at the time, he was 14 and had no interest at all. So I have never encouraged or tried to convince him. But a couple months ago he mentioned that he was considering it, and this afternoon he told me he definitely wants to. I am thrilled.
So I check out the schedule of upcoming Open Water Classes that have evening class and pool sessions along with ocean (Monterey) certification dives. Some classes certify in a local lake, but he definitely wants to do ocean, and that is where most of our diving would be anyways, so it just makes sense.
So I call the dive shop to see who is teaching the February class that meets his/our schedule. Turns out it is the CD, great! He is happy to hear my son wants to get started and suggests that this can be the Open Water Class that I assist with from start to finish. I am fine with that, but I do ask him if that is appropriate and he assures me he feels it is.
I wanted to see what others thought about that.
Bottom line though... I am SO jazzed!!!