Ahoy there susiehouston! Welcome to the board!! Feel free to jump in anywhere and ask questions or just leave your 2psi.
You may be intersted in the forums under
The Art of Scuba Diving. Under that heading you'll find New to Scuba, Dive into Fitness, Public Safety and many more that as you become involed with the sport may or may not interest you depending upon where your intersts grow online.
Another forum area that may interest you is the URL=http://scubaboard.com/f42.html]Scuba Board Clubs[/URL] section of the board (espeically the
Florida Conch Divers) where many of us coordinate meeting up for dives, getting together, trips around the state to different dive sites, and some general prattle about diving with others from our state/regions.
Personally - I used to have that problem with finding like-minded buddies, much less like minded! Ft Myers is the mecca of Dinner Club Divers (they talk about thier last yearly dive trip, no so much going out every week to dive!). I signed up on Scuba Board and that problem was solved!! I have had the pleasure to meet, dive, and spend time with some excellent people and great buddies for diving and my log book is very representative of that! Hope to dive with you soon!!