MY FIRST WEEK

SAD NEWS. KAT AND ANNA LEFT ON FRIDAY. OTHER THAN JESSI THEY WERE MY BEST GIRLFRIENDS HERE AND I AM GOING TO MISS THEM LIKE CRAZY. WE HAD A GREAT TIME TOGETHER AND WILL KEEP IN TOUCH. I DID THEIR LAST DIVE WITH THEM ON THURSDAY AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN WE WERE JUST BEING REALLY SILLY DANCING AND LAUGHING AND ENDED UP USING UP ALL OUR AIR IN ONLY ABOUT 50 MINUTES FROM LAUGHING SO HARD. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DROWN OURSELVES. IT WAS GREAT. THE BAR THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE DIVE SHOP IS CALLED THE PURPLE TURTLE AND THE OWNER GOT A DJ AND WE HAD A PARTY FOR THEM. IT WAS GREAT FUN, WE DANCED ALL NIGHT LONG.
JUST FINISHED MY FIRST WEEK AS A DIVEMASTER IN TRAINING. IT WAS REALLY GREAT. I JUST SHOW UP THERE EVERY MORNING AROUND 8am. EAT SOME BREAKFAST AND THEN START GETTING ALL THE GEAR TOGETHER FOR THE FUN DIVERS AND STUDENTS. I ALSO HELP PUT THE TANKS ON THE BOAT WHICH IS WHY MY ARMS ARE SORE BUT ITS GOOD FOR ME. I LEARNED HOW TO FILL TANKS YESTURDAY. I BASICALLY HELP DO WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE. IF CAMERON OR ALEX DON'T NEED MY HELP WITH A COURSE, I CAN GO ON A FUN DIVE. THE DM WORKING HERE IS NAMED TALL ALEX {ITS SO FUNNY BECAUSE IF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME NAME SOMEHOW THEY GET SOMETHING ATTACHED TO IT TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE TWO LIKE, MARINE PARK NICK, SHIRTLESS NICK, IRISH PATRICK, TEXAS JON AND SO ON} AND WE WENT OUT TO THIS DIVE SITE YESTURDAY LOOKING FOR THIS ORANGE SEAHORSE THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN SEEING. IT'S A REALLY RARE THING TO SEE BECAUSE THAY ARE SO SMALL AND USUALLY ARE REALLY WELL CAMOFLAUGED. ANYWAYS WE SPENT ABOUT 25 MIN LOOKING FOR IT AND DIDN'T FIND IT BUT IT WAS STILL FUN. WE SAW A SCHOOL OF SQUID, LIKE A 3 1/2 FT LONG BARRACUDA AND BUNCHES OF OTHER STUFF.
I FINISHED WITH CAMERON'S RESCUE COURSE ON FRIDAY. IT WAS FUN BECAUSE I WAS THE VICTIM AND BASICALLY EITHER HAD TO PLAY DEAD OR PRETEND TO BE A PANICKED DIVER WHICH WAS HARDER THAN IT SOUNDS. I ENDED UP WITH A LOT OF WATER UP MY NOSE AND IN MY MOUTH. CAMERON AND I WENT OUT IN THE SHALLOW WATER TODAY AND I HAD TO DEMONSTRATE A BUNCH OF SKILLS THE WAY YOU WOULD SHOW SOMEONE WHO HAD NEVER SEEN THEM. MASK REMOVAL, REGULATOR TO SNORKEL EXCHANGE AND ABOUT 5 OTHER SKILLS. IT WAS MY FIRST TRY AND I THINK I DID OKAY. YOU GET GRADED ON A SCALE BETWEEN 1 AND 5 AND YOU HAVE TO GET A 3 ON EACH TO PASS BUT I WILL KEEP TRYING UNTIL I GET AT LEAST A 4 OR MORE ON EACH. I GOT A 4 ON TWO OF THE SKILLS TODAY. MOST OF THESE I HAVE ONLY DONE ONCE IN MY OPEN WATER COURSE AND I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THEM WELL TO STUDENTS. YOU HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING SUPER SLOW AND POINT OUT ALL THE LITTLE THINGS. ITS A LOT TO REMEMBER.
ALEX HAS AN OPEN WATER COURSE STARTING TOMORROW SO I WILL ASSIST HIM WITH THAT FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS. FUN, FUN, FUN!!!
FINALLY GOT TO THE GROCERY STORE YESTURDAY AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO HOOK MY STOVE UP SO THAT'S GOOD. SPENT LAST NIGHT AT HOME JUST TRYING TO GET SETTLED. HUNG UP SOME TAPESTRIES BECAUSE IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE A HOSPITAL ROOM BUT ITS BETTER NOW. I AM MEETING JESSI AT SUNDOWNERS AT 8 TONIGHT FOR OUR SUNDAY RITUAL.
JUST FOUND OUT THAT ON SEPTEMBER 6TH WHILE LAUREN IS HERE THERE IS GOING TO BE A FULL MOON PARTY WHICH IS BASICALLY A PARTY ON THE NIGHT OF A FULL MOON THAT LASTS UNTIL THE SUN COMES UP. YEAH!!!