Reminiscing

After my first year of dental school I decided to go to Thailand to become a SCUBA instructor. I had previously finished my Dive Master course in Honduras a year or so before and had felt bad I never was able to meet instructor. I haven’t been diving (or traveling for so long). I was looking through some old pictures…

My first morning in Bankok from my hotel. Wondering a bit what I am doing in Thailand all by myself…

In Phuket at my Dive School with a local baby. I thought she was so adorable. I wasn’t trying too hard to be adorable myself this trip…not in Bankok’s heat and humidity.

Phuket night life. Notice I didn’t have many clothes with me.

 

Teaching my “students” for the exam. The pink frog lady is my examiner.

My classmates after we passed the course! I was the only American. Luckily I wasn’t the only one who spoke English.

Finally some real diving after weeks of pool diving!

Beautiful Thailand…

And beautiful Thailand underwater…

Seahorse

Sharks

Can you see him? I tried to get a better pic but he swam way too fast for me to catch up

Starfish

Lots of “Nemos”—clownfish. They are actually kind of aggressive for such little guys and hard to get a good picture

Eel

Scary combo, lionfish with poisonous barbs and urchins! Yikes.

I miss diving! Anyone want to get certified?