Why learning to Scuba Dive will change your life
Why learning to Scuba Dive will change your life SCUBA DIVING Published: July 2018 | Disclosure: Content produced in partnership with PADI. All opinions are my own. I have been a customer/certified diver with PADI since 2011. You’ll never forget the first breath you take underwater; it’s a mix of amazement, adrenaline, fear and doubt. As you plunge into the water, the tanks and gear suddenly seem weightless, you nervously raise your arm above your head and slowly immerse into another world where noise, light and everything around you seems so different yet vaguely familiar. My first venture into scuba diving took place in the tropical waters of Thailand. My friend, a qualified PADI instructor, had dragged me to sign up for a discovery dive while we were staying near Koh Phi Phi, and I reluctantly agreed not wanting to upset her. As I stepped off the boat into the warm waters and started to work through the skills I would need for my first open water dive, I quickly ...