Its fun to see my favorite hobby show up on HN once in a while, I went through the trouble a long time ago to become a Divemaster while helping teach a lot of these concepts in classrooms. I have around 800+ dives. Scuba diving is like entering a alien world and I wish I still had the availability to go as often as I did when studying for my current job.
I still work as an underwater guide on the weekends sometimes, I love taking people out for the first time but I also value the time I spent in the ocean more than ever.
I know a lot of people here live in or frequent the CA Bay Area, if you are interested I cannot encourage you enough to take a SCUBA class and get certified so you can dive in Monterey, CA. It had a massively positive influence on my life and I made many friends and memories through it.
I still work as an underwater guide on the weekends sometimes, I love taking people out for the first time but I also value the time I spent in the ocean more than ever.
I know a lot of people here live in or frequent the CA Bay Area, if you are interested I cannot encourage you enough to take a SCUBA class and get certified so you can dive in Monterey, CA. It had a massively positive influence on my life and I made many friends and memories through it.