covediver
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Cool, thanks for the info. I live in middle Tn, not really around anything. I was thinking about checking into getting certified over the summer but sounds like the cheapest way to do it would be through school. Well hey I really appreciate it, not much I can really do now though. Thanks a ton, see you guys later.
-michael
I also learned at a uinversity class. Luckily, as we sat right on the Pacific coast, access wasn't really a problem. I agree that universities classes are the way to go. There is the convenience, university's normally have great facilities (pools, showers for cleaning gear, and so on), most people are fit, you are with a cohort your own age (lots to be said for a diverse age group, though), and students are used to the structure of a class. The folks I learned with at school turned out to be lifelong friends, I am still diving with some of them 25 years later. One other thing, if you don't do it now, chances are you won't do it later.
I don't know what the diving is like in TN, but if memory serves, there is a dive park in northern Alabama and the springs of NW Florida (like diving in a glass of gin, it is so clear) and Panama city beach/orange beach/pensacola is a days drive (think road trip)