well, I decided to extend my stay in paradise by an extra two weeks -- increasing my odds of being killed by a falling coconut.
With the extra time I decided to sign up for a scuba diving course and I just finished the first 4 days (one day of instruction and three days of practical training/diving). It'd been great! The theory was easy for me, but I was a bit worried I wouldn't take so well to being under water -- I've always loved being in the water, but my ears are a bit sensitive and I didn't know how comfortable I'd be with the mask and regulator. I tried snuba once with my family in hawaii -- basically a scuba tank on a raft hooked up to a hose limiting how deep you can go but also requiring little training -- but I've always wanted to do real scuba and now I've had the chance to learn in one of the best places to go diving! Yesterday we saw a great see turtle. The coral is always beautiful to see up close, and of course swimming with a school of fish is just an altogether surreal experience. I've signed up for the advanced course later this week which includes 5 more dives. Then I'll be headed back to the mainland next week. From there who knows...
Ok, like I said, the internet connection here is a pain to come by so you probably won't here from me again for a while...
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Hey Jeff, Glad to hear you finally gave scuba a try and from what I can tell, seemed to have liked it. I will have to try and catch up with you in your travels somewhere and do some diving. Friday (3/9/07) is my last day with Hewitt... going to Abbott to work on FDA clinical trials and do bioinformatics. Pretty cool stuff, but I still like your lifestyle better. Watch out for the coconut bombs... they taste better with rum in them, and hurt less with rum in you! Hope all's well otherwise.
Dennis Bergau
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