I have successfully finished my Open Water Diver Certification!



This is a picture of the three of us who just finished in the water. We had just been down to 60' for our final dive of the certification. I had a great time and saw some awesome fish in their natural habitats. In the last couple of days I've seen sea urchins, lion fish, scorpion fish, fire coral, fan coral, and blue tang, but those are just my favorites that stick out in my head. We saw many other fish as well down here in Puerto Rico.

I also tried some fresh coconut water.



At the moment one of my inner/ middle ears isn't cooperating with the rest of my body, but it doesn't hurt. It just sounds like I still have some water in there, which I suppose is possible if some got in there while I was equalizing, but I have no idea how to get it out, so I"m letting my body take care of it and if it starts to hurt, I will seek medical help. I'm still in Puerto Rico with work, but I have Friday off and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my time. There are so many tourist options such as zip line tours, rain forest tours, horseback riding, snorkeling, or more scuba diving. I'm also excited to visit Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic next week for work and then a couple days just to myself before going home to Colorado to start setting up my new apartment.

I hope everyone is doing well and I will check back in later.