Nerissa:
Hi my name is Jennifer. I recently started diving again after a long break. really excited to get back to it.
WELCOME to ScubaBoard!!
I too, left SCUBA a little while back and started diving again just two months ago, "lemma C", it was in 1972 that I left, that would be four years before you were born; a long time indeed.
This place is great, more information than I'll ever be able to work through; and the conversations are superb as well.
Now for my stock message, which is still under construction:
This is a great place to meet people, talk about diving, and get information on just about any aspect of diving -or other subjects sometimes- that you can think of. Roaming through the forums is great help for me.
Now get wet with us and dive into the forums to ask questions, answer those that you can and even chat with folks about diving dreams and nightmares. ScubaBoard is a great place to spend your required Surface Intervals.
When you post a question, be as sure as you can that it's in the right forum or you'll probably find it moved.
The folks here are passionate about their diving, some about their specialty, so the reading can get very interesting, sometimes very hot.
Don't forget, if you haven't already done it, to fill out you profile as completely as reasonable, it'll save you being asked and having to repeat the information often.
Enjoy!
Tom