Just Waiting For My Number
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Twinklez
, Jul 05 2007 11:02 PM
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#16
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 04:28 PM
Congrats!! Way 2 Go!!
I wanna be the person that my dog thinks I am
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 06:00 PM
Congrats!!!!! That's great! 
That must be a great feeling! 
Angela aka MissOcean
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I feel like a fish out of water...unless of course..I'm diving!
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 06:08 PM
Congrats!!! That's a big accomplishment. You should be proud! Welcome to the professional dive community! Diving can officially take over your life now. lol.
As for me, I'm feeling pretty scubalicious.
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 08:46 PM
Thank you everybody! I am very excited. It's been a long hard road, but I'm where I want to be.
Congrats!!! That's a big accomplishment. You should be proud! Welcome to the professional dive community! Diving can officially take over your life now. lol.
My insurance has been paid since January. The shop I work with requires insurance to assist with students even as a Divemaster Candidate. I renewed it July 1. My dues were paid by credit card today and my application faxed. According to the shop - it's official.
Dr. Bill - I've asked more questions about professional liability than I have most other topics. Sad isn't it?
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Posted 06 July 2007 - 08:51 PM
Sad But Necessary, Again CONGRATULATIONS and welcome to the ranks of the professionals. It really can be rewarding and fun.
Never say Never! Its almost as long a time as always!
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Posted 07 July 2007 - 06:13 AM
Hey Tina, fantastic news! Congratulations on your achievement!!!
"Yesterday's gone, tomorrow never knows, today will never be the same again!"-Jibe
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Posted 07 July 2007 - 10:17 AM
Congratulations, it's always nice to accomplish what you've set out to do.
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Posted 10 July 2007 - 07:50 AM
I said I could do it. I practiced. I worried. I practiced some more. I even cried about it at night. Tonight in the first 15 minutes of class, I did it. I completed the last skill required for my Divemaster certification. No fan fare, no bells and whistles. No big celebration at State Park like the other Divemasters that were in my class. Just a nice, quiet finish - perfect for me.
The paperwork is done, the checks are written.
Tonight I am a Divemaster, just waiting for my number.
This weekend I am officially a DM for the shop's OW checkout dives at Terrell.
I have so much more to learn.
WEll done, quickly change the cert level on your profile !!!!
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Posted 11 July 2007 - 01:15 PM
Congrats!
"The most important thing is not to stop questioning." Albert Einstein
"For the diligent diver, closed circuit rebreathers are actually safer than open circuit scuba." Tom Mount
"For the diligent diver, closed circuit rebreathers are actually safer than open circuit scuba." Tom Mount
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Posted 11 July 2007 - 01:34 PM
That's awesome Tina!!! Much congratulations to you!!
'I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead'...JB
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Posted 11 July 2007 - 10:44 PM
Thank you all for the well wishes. It was very hard for me because I've never been a good swimmer. Before diving I had a fear of having my face in water. That made this one of the biggest accomplishments in my life. It was a personal thing that I wanted to conquer and I did. :-)
Thanks everyone, I do appreciate your thoughts for me.
Thanks everyone, I do appreciate your thoughts for me.
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 08:30 AM
Thank you all for the well wishes. It was very hard for me because I've never been a good swimmer. Before diving I had a fear of having my face in water. That made this one of the biggest accomplishments in my life. It was a personal thing that I wanted to conquer and I did. :-)
Thanks everyone, I do appreciate your thoughts for me.
A very special congratulations from me! We've been through the same road to becoming a DM...water issues, swimming issues but you've done it!
And I know you'll get lots of practice with your shop so your skills will just continue to improve even more!
The greatest fear in life is fear itself. You have overcome fear...you have a lot to be proud of! kamala
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 05:58 PM
Never had a doubt. Way to go!!!I said I could do it. I practiced. I worried. I practiced some more. I even cried about it at night. Tonight in the first 15 minutes of class, I did it. I completed the last skill required for my Divemaster certification. No fan fare, no bells and whistles. No big celebration at State Park like the other Divemasters that were in my class. Just a nice, quiet finish - perfect for me.
The paperwork is done, the checks are written.
Tonight I am a Divemaster, just waiting for my number.
This weekend I am officially a DM for the shop's OW checkout dives at Terrell.
I have so much more to learn.
No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal.
Jacques Yves Cousteau
Jacques Yves Cousteau
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 11:28 PM
Thanks Kamala and Cap'n Jack.
I'm sure I'll have many more challenges ahead of me and I'm actually looking forward to it. Just to cement the swimming skills I learned, each time I go to the pool with a class I make a point to jump right into the deep end with no gear at all, repeat the 25m underwater swim and if time allows repeat the bail out. I'm very comfortable with my gear; I want to be just as comfortable without.
Kamala...that was just wrong rubbing it in about the NC diving! I've been watching the Cooper River trip.. and watching. My energy this year has been focused on DM and pushing for a promo at work. Time to slow down a little and just dive.
I'm sure I'll have many more challenges ahead of me and I'm actually looking forward to it. Just to cement the swimming skills I learned, each time I go to the pool with a class I make a point to jump right into the deep end with no gear at all, repeat the 25m underwater swim and if time allows repeat the bail out. I'm very comfortable with my gear; I want to be just as comfortable without.
Kamala...that was just wrong rubbing it in about the NC diving! I've been watching the Cooper River trip.. and watching. My energy this year has been focused on DM and pushing for a promo at work. Time to slow down a little and just dive.
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