Meet the neighbors!

Ok, so I am torn about putting this out there, because I am embarrassed to admit I have seen the show, but does anyone out there watch the show Girls? and if so, is it suppose to be satirical? Or realistic? Are there really people out there who are like, "yeah, I really connect with these characters" –is this an honest depiction of millennials? or is everybody watching acknowledging the fact that these people are all super self-involved and delusional? Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the show, and think it’s hilarious, but I had a realization that this might be actually realistic to some people, and I could be watching the show all wrong. (I am too embarrassed to make this a facebook status, but a google search didn't help me find an answer so I am taking it to the people).

Ok, that was a short tirade now for an update.  First, things with diving have been fun but hard.  It’s a lot of work, but I am learning a ton about diving, and I am improving as a diver regularly.  I am also seeing tons of underwater life, so I’ll probably make a video of all the sea life after the trip.  As far as not updating more frequently, this has been because today is my first day off since the last time I updated.  They keep me busy.  If all goes as planned, I should be done with dive master training by Sunday, and then I just have to dive as much as I can to get my dive numbers up before March 10^th.  If I don’t get to 100 by the 10^th, then I have to wait until April before I can start my next stage of classes. The next stage is trainging to become an instructor.  Today has been my day off, so I have mostly been running errands, like getting fitted for a wetsuit, doing laundry, etc.  I did drive my scooter to a very western mall, and watched Robocop for 3 bucks. 

So now meet the neighbors… 

On the left is Kassie, she’s an Aussie who just started the same program I am doing, so she’s a little bit behind me.  She just recently quit her job and decided to make a life change and become a dive instructor.  She’s doing her dive master training here, and then will do her instructor training in the Maldives for a few months. In the middle is Dima, he’s from Kazakhstan and he’s not a diver, he just finished university and so is spending a couple of months in Thailand before he heads back.  He’s hilarious, his English is so-so, but he’s determined which results in some awesome miscommunications. And on the right is Barak, an Iranian, that recently finished his instructor course and is now working for Dive Asia full time.  He’s hilarious too, he’s always looking for ways to strum up some business for himself, like starting his own website that sells dive gear. You can also see Teeny has made an appearance and is enjoying the company.  They are a fun bunch that like hanging out on the porch in evening. 

Apart from that, I don’t really have time for a social life or even too much exploration of the island. When I get done with a day on the boat it’s usually 7:30ish and then I have some studying to do for the next day, and I am usually pretty beat.  I am in my new apartment now, which is just 2 doors down from my old one, but there’s no pump outside of it, which means I can sleep with out earplugs, plus the new shower is much better. 

Well that’s all for now.

Thanks for the prayer, and keep it real.