With all due respect, I'm sure Jesus may take good care of everybody, but I wouldn't want him to *call me to go up* while in the middle of a dive
...just kidding, but coudn't resist, sorr
Even living in far away Brazil, I had the opportunity to experience this Board's hability to join people together, as I could be of help to a north american diver who happened to come to Brazil all by himself and did some really thrilling dives with us over here!!! He just posted on the south american forum and a lot of people were there for him. I was lucky that he could stay longer in my city (Rio de Janeiro), so we went for more than 10 dives (this during a "business as usual" week... no holidays!). We had a lot of fun!!!!
Good luck on your certification and stay on the safe side of the sport!!!