"I'm moving gently forward over the wild and beautiful unexplored world below me. I am floating in silence and breaking it up with the sound of my breath.

Above me there is nothing but shimmery light; the place where I come from and will go back to when I am done here.

I am diving. I am a SCUBA diver. I'm going deeper past the wrinkled rocks and dark seaweed toward a deep blueness where a school of silverfish waits.

As I swim through the water, bubbles burst from me, wobbling as little jellyfish as they rise.

I check my air. I don't have as much time as I need to see everything, but that is what makes it so special." –

from Bridge to Terabithia

One of the best descriptions of how it feels to SCUBA dive. 

Teaching diving is a great way to share the underwater world. It is a fun way to meet new people from all walks of life.

OtterVentures is Tom Burns. I am an SSI Instructor Trainer.

Join me in exploring the other two-thirds of the world.