When Mike and I first decided to take the leap of faith together and move to Asia, we had no idea if anything besides our savings would catch our fall. We worked our asses off, filled our wallets up, and hoped on a one way journey to Koh Tao, Thailand. The two of us hadn’t even been dating for a year before we were in agreement on how right it felt to send ourselves on this adventure together. The whole idea began when Mike, was offered an internship at New Way Diving to do his Dive Master Training. Being a PADI Divemaster (DM) is the first step in your professional scuba diving career. With the DM certification one can take on full responsibility for a dive group and lead already certified divers on their dives. As a PADI Divemaster, one can also assist on teaching courses and qualify to work in any dive shop around the world. This is the goal Mike envisioned as he’s always dreamed of being able to travel the world while following his passion and being able to financially support himself. Mike being a diver and on his way to being a dive professional, he convinced me to try out scuba diving for the first time and get my open water certification. Well, it didn’t go as planned, I was terrified of diving during my group class and couldn’t get off the boat. I cried hysterically out of fear and embarrassment one morning telling Mike how I feared diving “just wasn’t for me.” After a month with one on one pool confined lessons and more solo training, I had enough confidence (and passed my open water course) to go diving alone with Mike. He’s been taking me on dives as often as we both can in our schedules, and with every new log in my dive book, I feel more confident with myself and my life choices. I now understand why the universe drew me and Mike together. We’ve shaped each others lives to help co-create the life we’ve always imagined as individuals. Together, we are living our life the happiest we’ve imagined, in a quaint little bungalow, with an ocean front view and a baby kitty to call ours. While racking up my dives, I work side jobs as Mike works in a dive shop.I’m so excited to be able to further my diving goals and get on Mikes level. I have great confidence that one day him and I will both be Divemasters, traveling to more countries, working in the same dive shop and leading fun divers who share our same passion to see the underwater world. I can’t wait to see the life I’m living unfold in front of me and am kindly asking for your support in helping me achieve my PADI Divemaster Certification. With this first accomplishment in my professional diving career I believe I will be able to work with and inspire other young people to live their lives for passion and happiness. I hope to one day be able to do more scientific research in our ocean and help others have the opportunity to explore the waters and see the world through a different perspective. 
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