I'm a PADI Instructor

As of last Sunday I am now a PADI OWSI or Open Water Scuba Instructor. I went through a month long Instructor Development Course or IDC and last weekend took and passed the Instructor Examination at PADI HQ in Rancho Santa Margherita. Along the way I also became an Emergency First Response Instructor so I can teach people CPR.

Proof:

Beautiful Underwater Photography by Alexander Semenov

A co-worker turned me to this blog post on the Beautiful Underwater Photography by Alexander Semenov. He's got some really great underwater macro and wide-angle shots. Check them out:
http://laughingsquid.com/beautiful-underwater-photography-by-alexander-semenov/

If you want to see more (all?) of Alexander's shots you can view his Flickr photo stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/with/6785671451/. Many of these photos are background worthy!

Also check out the gallery of images he's got on this website: http://clione.ru/gallery

Here's one of my favorites from Alexander's flickr stream.

Project A.W.A.R.E acronym

Project AWARE is a PADI's non-profit organization dedicated to "conserving underwater environments through education, advocacy and action." (Quoted from projectaware.org)

What the Project AWARE website doesn't tell you is A.W.A.R.E is an acronym that stands for Aquatic World Awareness Responsibilty and Education.