Why did I start... That is a good question.
I think If I am honest with myself, the start was for the adventure of doing it. I have always enjoyed "adventure" type activities. Repelling, Cave Exploring, back Packing, Skiing to some extent. I did have friend who got the Scuba bug and he egged me into a discover scuba which hooked me.
Still would like to skydive some time, afraid that I will get hooked on it and not be able to afford scuba..
Why do I continue- again being honest with myself, I do not think it is the adventure piece any more. I mean there is a little ... but now there is claiming, relaxing thing about it. It is weird in some sense, when I am doing scuba - everything else gets shut off, not weird about bills, or that client that was just an Aspen, or the car that needs repair I cannot afford; or all the dental work my child needs; or the boss that is just incompetent and a crook. All that other noise in life just shuts off - it is me and the bubbles, maybe a fish or two. I do also enjoy trying to identify different fish and coral (but rarely get to see coral)
I still remember the first time in the currents of Cozumel.. where I had relaxed enough that it just felt like I a guiding, like a genie over a foreign landscape. It was magical.
Maybe I just get really Narc'd
I think If I am honest with myself, the start was for the adventure of doing it. I have always enjoyed "adventure" type activities. Repelling, Cave Exploring, back Packing, Skiing to some extent. I did have friend who got the Scuba bug and he egged me into a discover scuba which hooked me.
Still would like to skydive some time, afraid that I will get hooked on it and not be able to afford scuba..
Why do I continue- again being honest with myself, I do not think it is the adventure piece any more. I mean there is a little ... but now there is claiming, relaxing thing about it. It is weird in some sense, when I am doing scuba - everything else gets shut off, not weird about bills, or that client that was just an Aspen, or the car that needs repair I cannot afford; or all the dental work my child needs; or the boss that is just incompetent and a crook. All that other noise in life just shuts off - it is me and the bubbles, maybe a fish or two. I do also enjoy trying to identify different fish and coral (but rarely get to see coral)
I still remember the first time in the currents of Cozumel.. where I had relaxed enough that it just felt like I a guiding, like a genie over a foreign landscape. It was magical.
Maybe I just get really Narc'd