SCUBA

So everyone keeps asking about my experience scuba diving and I have to say I probably should have been born in the ocean. I can't believe it took me 22 years to actually get certified and I am SO happy I finally did it here where there is cool things to look at! Our whole certification course took 4 weeks where we split them up into 2 pool dives and 2 open water dives. Now going into this whole certification thing I thought it was just going to be us swimming around looking at cool things and BAM they hand you your certification but NO it was extremely difficult. Every week we had to do skills and complete them in order to move onto the next skill. Some of the things included having your air supply turned off 50 feet under so you know what it feels like, removing your mask completely while still trying to breath under the water AND putting it back on UNDER the water (sounds easy but it isn't), removing your equipment under water, and tons more. I feel really prepared though in case something were to happen that our instructor ran us through every possible scenario and how to fix it. Each week was pretty exhausting but my group and I made it through while seeing some amazing animals and shipwrecks along the way. Now in order to be a member of the scuba club you have to be certified so now that I am I can go on all the weekend dives the school runs so I can get more experience. This whole island is about pushing your limits and getting out of your comfort zone. Before coming to school I was terrified to leave home because I never really have before. But what Ross says really is true.. the best people to come to Ross are the ones who never want to leave home. So with that, I am making it my goal here to do something every semester that pushes my limits and takes me out of my comfort zone. So far it has been scuba but next on my list is a shark dive and a night dive! Being here is truly an experience and I am going to try my hardest to get as much out of it as possible.


PS I will have scuba pictures posted soon :)

Have a slice..

Eat some humble pie people that is all I can say for the day....54 days until home thank goodness

Newbie blog panic

Sorry for the lack of postings.. I temporarily lost my blog and accidentally deleted it so now it is back to life but I am still not sure how I ended up deleting it.. who knows lol. Well a lot of stuff has happened since my last post like finally taking some exams (fun stuff I know) and getting an apartment!! I guess first i'll talk about exams. Well each class has between 2/3 exams and a final and after today we have taking our first set of exams. I did really well on Anatomy, Microanatomy, and Physiology but I am waiting on Nutrition which we took today. From now until November 13th it will be pure insanity being that we have an exam every week and sometimes twice a week and after that have a month to study a semester of information for our final! LOVELY :) I can't complain though because it is only going to get harder and I am preparing myself for that. We don't really do much here except sleep, eat, go to class, and study. Occasionally if we finish everything we need to do we go to the beach but that is it. They keep you busy here and the days are flying which is good because I am missing home. But only 64 more days.. not like I have a countdown or anything :) My friend Michelle and I also signed the lease for our apartment!!! Initially, we were searching for a four bedroom house so Michelle, Sharon, Julianne, and myself could all live together but unfortunately they didnt have any four bedroom houses :/ so we both got two bedroom apartments and we are still 5 minutes from each other which is good. Lots of housewarming parties! Our stuff stays in storage on campus while we go home for break and we move in the day we get back to the island which is January 4th. Sadly we only get 3 weeks home but it is better than nothing. I am looking forward to the holidays and eating real food. I already have a list of To-Be-Eaten foods when I get home.