TexasKaren68
Contributor
I guess that's all well and good if you know somebody willing to take you under their wing and mentor you, which would mean basically acting as an instructor on dives without being paid. I'm brand new to diving and so far have only been out with paid instructors. I have a few friends who dive but none of them live anywhere close to me and most are "just vacation divers". I have a few friends who are very experienced, including one Master Scuba Diver with 10 years experience, and one instructor, but they live on the East coast and aren't coming to Texas to dive any time soon.
I'm not the most outgoing person in the world and feel a bit funny going out with a big group to dive (my LDS has outings most weekends) when I don't have a buddy and everyone else does. At least if I'm paying for a class I don't feel like I'm holding someone back from diving as deep/long as they want to.
I'm not the most outgoing person in the world and feel a bit funny going out with a big group to dive (my LDS has outings most weekends) when I don't have a buddy and everyone else does. At least if I'm paying for a class I don't feel like I'm holding someone back from diving as deep/long as they want to.