Give me Gills
I never wanted to, not because I hated flying or heights or nausea, (I’ve been known to endure some of the harshest roller-coasters) it was because I didn’t want to breathe from a tank. The thought of a contained air supply and being trapped in a space surrounded by an airless environment of death just didn’t suit me. I also never wanted to scuba-dive.
That is, until I did it…
The station’s chief photographer Zach convinced me to try scuba-diving lessons.
For the past 3 weeks we’ve been learning how to use dive tables and practicing in pools, and it all reached a culmination this weekend when we finally got to put our tanks on our backs, (over 30 pounds worth with 20 pounds of weights,) and dive into the open-water of Morrison Springs.
The second I opened my eyes, after recovering from the physical and psychological shock at the low water temperature, I took a look around at the fish and the clear water and inhaled. From the first breath I took underwater I was in love. All of the fear of suffocation and claustrophobia melted away into a sea… or in this case spring… full of beauty and exploration.
The fish weren’t even afraid, more curious at this underwater being staring back at them, breathing, and almost as surprised as they were to see it.
After my next dive I’ll be a certified diver. Maybe then I’ll contact NASA.
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About Me
I was born and raised just outside the nation's capital in northern Virginia, and recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a major of Broadcast Journalism and minor in International Relations. I studied abroad for a while in Italy and also traveled to Shanghai, China for a journalism class. During college I worked at CBS6 in Richmond, VA as well as FOX5 in Washington D.C. I'm glad to be in sunny Florida and look forward to making Panama City my home for the next few years...
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