breathing underwater

yesterday, after a breakfast of mutant-o-s, I discovered that I could miraculously breathe underwater! Ummm, it also helped that I was wearing scuba gear. As I mentioned in this blog post, yesterday I had my first confined water session (in 4 feet of water). Even though the water was shallow, and the only things we could see were dirt (it was a bit cloudy) and jellyfish, it was still awesome! It's a pretty amazing feeling when you can breathe as normal underwater. We tried several skills exercises, like practicing what to do if you need to breathe from your buddy's air source, how to remove water from your mask, and even simulating what it's like to run out of air (!!!). Good times. This afternoon we'll be doing our second confined water course, this time in water too deep to stand up in. And then tomorrow it's my first free dive! Oh, and bonus - 15 min ago I finished the final written exam, and unless I fail it, that means I'm done with the classroom stuff. Only dives from now on!

artist rendition of me diving tomorrow. Except the artist renditioned me as a girl. Lame.