I'm Done With My DIVEMASTER!

When I first arrived to Koh Lanta from Sweden, I didn't really know what to expect or what I would Achieve. I was so nervous the first day at the shop when I was meeting everybody, but it went so easy and seemed that I was one of Anti Gravity from the start.

Now approximately 2,5 months later I'm done.....
I finally finished my divemaster course and of course i'm so happy about it. I would really take the chance to thank everybody on Anti Gravity who helped me gain experience and always  give me tons of good advice. 

I can now look back and see where I started. An Advanced diver with to few dives to start the divemaster course. But I will tell you this are you dedicated enough you will learn and become a super good divemaster it doesn't matter how you start. I feel now that i'm a better diver now and I know that i'm so more confident in the water as a divemaster.

Fun coincidence was the Manta Ray that turned up on my final dive I had to do for completing ,y divemaster. It was like the Manta wanted to say good job and good luck!!


I always been that way, looking for new things that evolves me as a person. So i've got this huge confident boost and now that i'm ready for the next challenge when that arrives. But that is for the future now I will keep grow in diving and see what that take me.

Thanks again to all that supported me in this !

A bad day of diving is better than a good day of working

Hello!
Hope you all are alright since last time. I'm keeping working on my internship and it seems like i'm done soon.

How is it to live on Lanta

Well what I hear from people that arrive here and what they expect from Lanta is that they think it is a very calm island, a relaxed place with loads of swedes. That is a good picture of Lanta but it's så much more to it.
Yes, Lanta is a very good island if you would like to relax and just enjoy your vacation. Beautiful beaches down the south and less busy from Khlong nin and down to the national park. It's more cars and more people around sala dan area. I would  recommend everyone who is travelling to Lanta to live more south in Lanta.
Koh Lanta is an big island and you can do so much more than just relaxing and get a tan from the sun. A motorbike is very good to have to get around the island

Oscars list of activities to do in Lanta

• National park: Located in the very south of lanta, 2 km trek in the green jungle, if you are lucky you could see monkeys in the tree tops. Advice: Start the trek from the top.  If you don't like to do the trekking you could go directly to the beach area. Blue water, white sand  and a lighthouse on the top of an hill and works great as a view point. entry fee 200 baht.

 
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  Emerald cave: If you are on Lanta, Emerald cave is one of those things you have to do. Emerald cave is usually included in the 4 island tour which is a "snorkeling trip to four different islands around Lanta. The best way to describe emerald cave is that it looks like a beach inside a volcano 
  

Mai Keao cave: Also a cool thing to do if you not afraid of get a little dirty or sweaty. The cave is located in khlong nin and you get a guide during the hole tour. Three hour tour inside a big cave with astonishing big halls. In the end of the tour you would see hundreds of bats sleeping on the roof of the cave.

Old townLooks like a old cowboy town with small cozy cafes with proper coffee. Also old town is a good place for doing some shopping and just enjoy your time there
 

And of course diving, but more about that in the next post.

If you want to know more about Koh Lanta use Tripadvisor....

Time flies

Time flies 

Now one month through the internship, I have of course learned tons of things in diving but I have also meet very good friends. It's funny how your working colleagues become your good friends on work and on my spare time.

The working days look different from day to day.  One day I'm on the boat and diving in the beautiful coral reefs of Koh Lanta  and the other day I'm in the shop taking care of customers and studying. Sometimes we are doing our workshops in the pool or out in the ocean. I prefer the workshops of course more than sitting and study because then you can try on how a divemaster works and act.
Yesterday I did the most of my water skills swimming 400 m,  800 m snorkeling and floating in 13 min with 2 min kicking water without arms. It was exhausting but fun. Home I'm use to exercise but I have been little lazy since I came here, but now I will try to exercise swimming more.

I have started to assisting in some courses and i think it's great fun. I like teaching and see how the students gets better and better. The instructors i'm assisting let me often show the skill as well to the student witch is a good way to learn. I noticed that you get to learn the students pretty good how they are and what they do back home and I find that interesting

We have starting practicing rescue skills again because it's one of the skills I have to master. I think tho that professional divers should practice this skill frequently so they are up for the task when something serious happens.

At this of the season it's a lot of Manta Rays in Hin Daeng. Hin Muang. I hoping that I will soon get on a boat who is going out to this magic dive site.
Yesterday I completed my Skill circuit for Divemaster and with good results. Now I have a few workshops left until i'm "done" with all Divemaster skills and workshops.
So I now hope that I soon could call me a Divemaster and join the professional family of diving.

Fun evening, cooking at Anands place