New to the board and Northern Virginia

[Chonka]

Hi,

My name is Matt, I have been checking out the board for some time now. We just moved from San Marcos, Texas to Northern Virginia in November. I have been diving for a while now. I have been instructing since early part of 2006. I received my Instructors certification through NAUI. The ITC I attended was Don Dibbles last one as a coarse director.
I am anxious to get back in the water here in Virginia but the winter months seem to be the down time here. I would also like to establish myself with a dive shop here in Virginia as an instructor, AI, DM, counter help, etc.
I have checked out some Ice Diving courses that are taking place farther north that seem interesting. I got bit by the Tech diving bug during my cave training and plan on pursuing courses in that direction if anyone has suggestions on shops.

Thank you and I look forward to participating on the board,

Matthew Chonka

 

[M.HARDY]

Welcome aboard

 

[DivingPrincessE]

Welcome to the board. Be sure to check out our regional forum

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/mid-atlantic-bottom-feeders/

 

[jepuskar]

Hi Matt,

Welcome to Scubaboard, the internet's largest diving community. Within these chambers lies a plethora of diving knowledge for you to consume on a daily basis. We have many experienced dive professionals on this board just waiting to answer any diving question you may have. Do you want to see a tank explode? Will farting in a drysuit affect your buoyancy? It's all here for you to enjoy.

Sit back, grab a cup of coffee, kick your feet up and enjoy ScubaBoard!!

Welcome!!

 

[floridanewbe]

welcome aboard