Hello I have been a diver for 5 years, and I have been diving a lot since then, Started in Thailand and became a DM after diving almost every day for 6months and leading dives, Dm is the best job in diving, the leading part. Then I worked on boats in Maui,HI. It was cool but diving gets boring quickly there, then I moved to work in Fl around Miami where diving is better (only the diving), worked on boats again and learn a lot and became an IANTD OW NX IT, I was gonna go PADI but after seeing IT's from PADI training students in horrible ways was concerned about about the lack of training, even though I know it is the Instructor not the agency that is responsible but nether the less I met a really well trained ITT from IANTD and decided to go with him, it was much harder than with PADI, I had to change my all concept about diving.
IANTD is a very safe agency and i'm to part of it.
I am into the recreational part, tech will come but very pricey for now.
But now other reasons than diving I am going back to North Cali. in San Francisco and very happy to get some experience in cold water and want to teach there that is the reason why I'm in this forum to network with fellow divers would could put a light into this gorgeous part of the country.
I am originally from France and have been living in the States for almost 15 years.
and simply put THE WEST IS THE BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PEACE.