I've been reading posts since I started diving and finally decided to join. I have been diving for almost 2 years. It started on a cruise with friends who thought it would be fun to learn to dive and do an excursion. I gave a shrug. One breath underwater and I was hooked. It was a novelty for them. I now have my AOW and Nitrox cert. I am a single diver making it hard to travel with local DS. I didn't know that it would be so difficult to find single female divers to travel/room with. I think joining, not just reading posts, will be fun and encouraging.