This past week, while down in FL, my instructor was also down there teaching some classes. I was asked to join in & help out with the class as an additional team member. I thoroughly enjoyed it! In fact I saw it as an honor to be asked. I was even asked to help mentor a newly minted cave diver for his first week of full cave diving,... as long as it didn't interfere with any vacation plans I had. I assured my instructor that I really didn't come down with any particular plans. I found I enjoyed those dives just as much as when I do the "bigger" dives (stages/ scooters). I even enjoyed just doing Intro level dives with some of the students. I found it made me work on improving my techniques, as I do not want to demonstrate any bad habits & that my overall awareness & cautiousness went to a whole new level. It even made me slow down & "smell the roses" a bit. I feel like I learned as much, if not more, than the students I was helping out. I kept getting asked all week if doing this was interfering with my vacation,.... In my opinion, I would say "no". Is giving up the "bigger dives" to help others a bit for the week, odd? I am finding out, in general I enjoy mentoring others as much as any other dives that I do. Everyone else in the group (both the more advanced divers & even the students) seemed perplexed by that.....:confused4: