I DID IT!

I DID IT!

I’m a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. I couldn’t have done it without the support of Gerri (my terrific wife). Peter Wilcox and Jungle Jim McClendon were the course directors and they were absolutely essential to my success. They are truly experts and are willing and able to share their knowledge with instructor candidates. Rich attended most of the classes so you could earn his Staff Instructor rating. He did a lot of running around for all of us and was always available to help anyone anytime.

My fellow students were also helpful and I want to publicly thank all of them. Joe, Jack, Scott, Jose, and Dan – I’m grateful to all of you. Tyco also attended the classes but didn’t sit the exams. She was always willing to help at any time.

The actual practical exercises went well. We were well trained and confident. The people conducting the tests from PADI USA were very helpful and did their best to put everyone at ease even though we were all incredibly nervous. The entire experience was even better than I had expected. I’m glad I DID IT!