I DO! I DO!!
I arrived on the island of Koh Tao this morning settled into the bunglow with Ms Erin and went to have a morning skype session with the one and only Mark and Lisa Dietsch. They were really enjoying the story of "rachel's night from hell"...I will fill you in real quick.
We were not on a ferry it was like a cargo boat last night. Lined up dirty mattresses, tons of locals and backpackers along with crates of eggs, motor bikes, and crates of who knows what...all packed into this boat for a 6 hour night time ride. No air flow so I was actually dripping sweat in my sleep..sick nasty. I woke up and sat up gasping for fresh air when just at eye level was the biggest cockroach I have EVER seen. Well that was it for me I crawled off the dirty mattress and sat on the stairs of the boat hoping to catch a breeze and keep from falling asleep so cockroaches would not crawl in my mouth or lay eggs in my ears!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am puking in my mouth as I type this, by the way. I ended up curled on flipflops, dirity sandles and tennies and next to dirty old people feet with my legs thrown up on yet another flight of stairs. Best sleep of my life....
So after entertaining mother and father with this story I dropped the bomb...I just happen to be on the "dive" island....can I have an early birthday present?? a bridge loan??? So after some convincing that I will use it again and promising Lisa I will be careful they have agreed to throw some extra USD my way so on Sunday I will be a certified scuba diver!!!!!! I mean what a way to end 3 months of traveling.....holy cow! So thank you mom and dad...this is probably going to be one of the most fun and coolest things I ever do in my life. Top ten for sure. Top ten for sure!!!!!!!!!!
I will keep you posted on fish, shark sightings, how breathing underwater goes and how my dive group is. Erin is already done this course so I am goin solo with a group of 3 others!! Can't wait to share this experience, I am so excited I even got my toes painted pink. WHOO HOOO just call me the little mermaid!
xo Ariel
You are welcome. Good luck, have fun, be safe, and do not take that mermaid idea too far. Word has it those svelt scuba instructors like to convince the unsuspecting how cool skinny-scuba diving is.
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