It started as a Conversation About Protecting Our Blue Planet

I met this young lady while training rescue divers in Cozumel Mexico. She wanted to be a diver, but she noticed that I was bringing trash out of the water after every dive. She was fascinated about why I would pick up trash that wasn't mine. This was the start of a very involved conversation about how we impact the oceans. I could see the light come on in her, and she confessed that she had never really thought about it. The next day I worked with her on a private Discover Scuba Diving session, and she was hooked on saving the blue planet and diving. I am happy to say that she is now completing her Divemaster, and is an ambassador for the oceans! A success! She will talk to anyone that will listen about how we need to protect our oceans. She sent a very nice letter to PADI about her life changing event. PADI published her letter in the Undersea Journal.