If you can't ski, Dive! @DiversDownUAE @PADI #dosomethingthatscaresyou
It's time to celebrate! I earned my PADI Open Water Diver certification! One of the items on my bucket list since I knew I was coming to the UAE has been scuba diving. Imagine my shock when, on my first day of work this semester, the teacher in the classroom next to me invited me to get my certification with her and 2 others in Fujairah, a city in the UAE about 3 1/2 hours from Abu Dhabi. This was definitely a sign that I was in the right place. I rode the fence for a while a nd I may have waited until the last week to get the 15 hour online portion done. The anxiety of doing something new was grand. The last time I felt that was when I arrived in Galway, Ireland alone to begin my Master's program. Coupled with the fear of the unknown was images that old movie The Abyss that always freaked me out. Breathing under water felt claustrophobic even sitting in my living room. I believe in "fake it 'till you make it," though, and when the w...