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Any divers here? I'm gonna get my certification, hopefully in august ( well, thats when the lessons are, but I may get open water dives in october ). My dad's taking lessons with me, and he used to dive to shipwrecks in the great lakes. I want to do underwater archaeology when I grow up. As soon as I get my certification, I'll try to learn videoography, I'll tell you if I find a trireme in lake michigan, or a fragment of the antikythera mechanism.
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I have been diving for a while but only finally got PADI certified when i was 18. Truly it is my favorite hobby, really nothing like it, completely different world down there.
I am considering studying marine archaeology in college, i am currently majoring in history, main focus of course being Roman military and politics, though i did a nice class that highlighted sexuality which in and of itself is an all around interesting matter.
I would, however, love to find roman artifacts in the Med. or in some Lake bed somewhere.
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Yep, I used to dive as well, but my allergies gave me a small window during the year in which to do it (otherwise my sinuses got plugged up making it very hard to equalize). Great experience though...a few years ago I hurt my eardrum pretty good, so I'm not sure I can do it anymore or not, cuz I wouldn't mind doing it in some tropical areas.
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I have been told I am going to have to be certified as a Search and Rescue diver here at work. Kind of looking forward to it, but I have always been a little "nervous" of the whole not being able to see whats under me thing. Best to face it head on says I.....
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Well, when the thing has dimly glowing eyes, long spiked tentacles, and a set of chomping fangs, it's probably better to leave it alone and search somewhere else. Sometimes things like that get a wrong impression of what you are trying to do.
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That sounds like a meeting thats just going to hurt!! I'll get to play in all the river water anyhow, so I guess the huge River Catfish of legend will have me gobbled up before I know whats going on.......
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Well, Now I can't learn until I find out my glasses perscription, so I can get a mask.
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Quote:I would, however, love to find roman artifacts in the Med. or in some Lake bed somewhere
It would be more interesting if you found them here in Florida!
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