MichaelBaranows
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I finally mailed all my paperwork in for my DiveCon yesterday. I probably took alot longer than I should have working on everything to get my DiveCon cert. So hopefully in a few weeks I will have my card.
Finally mailed everything
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Congrats!
What are you planning to do with it?
Wys
What are you planning to do with it?
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MichaelBaranows
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I will continue to help out with OW classes. Lately, I have been thinking about becoming an instructor but I will probably going to wait a year or so. I think way to many people rush to becoming an instructor. Right now I am going to dive as much as I can and more into a technical direction.
Congrats!
In my book longer is usually better when working toward DM/DC. It takes time for this stuff to sink in and the more opportunities to work with students the better. I'm about 80% finished with my DM and I've been at it for 10 months. I'm still in no hurry. Each time I work with students I learn more, gain more confidence and become better prepared to be a working DM. It'll most likely be another 2-6 months before I finish up and that's AOK with me. Quality is the important part, not the speed at which you finish up.
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I'm going to be finished in the next week or two. I need to do my mapping project and 400yd swim. Probably will do as you're doing helping out with classes and doing deco procedures and advanced nitrox. I just don't think I want to be an instructor any time soon like you do. Maybe in the future.
I agree 100%, I like observing as many different instructors as I can do the same class over and over. You always pick up something new.
Wys
Forgive my ignorance ... is DiveCon like Dive Master?
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MichaelBaranows
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With everything going on with IKE I forget to announce that I recieved my DiveCon plastic last week.
Welcome to the plastic. :biggrin:
With all the hurricane aftermath over here, my LDS canceled this weekend's checkout, so I get to lead a very small trip of those of us who refuse to let a mere cancellation stop us from making the trip. My first post-Gustav dives will be this weekend.
(There wasn't a chapter in my book about hurricanes, although I dare say the "always have backup plans" meme may encompass it all.
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With all the hurricane aftermath over here, my LDS canceled this weekend's checkout, so I get to lead a very small trip of those of us who refuse to let a mere cancellation stop us from making the trip. My first post-Gustav dives will be this weekend.
(There wasn't a chapter in my book about hurricanes, although I dare say the "always have backup plans" meme may encompass it all.
)
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MichaelBaranows
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I have to agree to chapter about hurricane after goign thru Ike this weekend. The good thing I can say is that I was on the west side of Ike and only had minor tree damage and was only shortly w/o power.
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