5 Things Our Non-Diving Friends Ask Us
As a PADI certified diver, you’ll surely spark awe and curiosity in your non-diving friends. Even with millions of certified divers in the world, it’s still extraordinary to have the ability to breathe underwater while exploring the magic of the underwater world! We broke down some common misconceptions about scuba diving like, “Aren’t...
PADI Ambassadiver Chapter 4: Edgardo Ochoa – The safety guy
Edgardo has been diving from a very young age and has now racked up several thousand dives from all over the world. He started with recreational diving, then moved into scientific diving and finally became a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, teaching science diving techniques to his students. Currently serving...
PADI Ambassadiver Chapter 3: Afelandra – The nudi expert
Afelandra Gonzalez, sea slug and Nudibranchs expert Former professional model turned PADI Instructor, Afelandra, works in La Paz, Mexico (home to a gang of unruly sea lions that love to play with divers!). She loves to teach both adults and children about the wonders of the underwater world, encouraging her...
15 Curious Scuba Diving Facts…
You Most Probably Don’t Know There are a few facts that most divers know. Facts such as SCUBA stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus or that the inventor of Scuba was Jacques-Yves Cousteau. But there are some others that might be a bit more unknown in the diving world....
PADI Ambassadiver Chapter 2: Cassiopea Cerrier Doneys
The Conservation Queen Cassiopea Carrier Doneys earns a double MA in International Ecology and Environmental Management and currently works as Director of Takata research centre; an NGO working to restore the biodiversity of the Caribbean Sea. She leads eight different programs, all related to ocean and coastal ecosystem conservation. To...