Jan 2024
Scuba diving is terrifying.
It is the proximity of sea life, the dampened senses, and the forced calm necessary to combat pressure differentials. And yet I keep planning dive trips.
Scuba diving is terrifying. It is the proximity of sea life, the dampened senses, and the forced calm necessary to combat pressure differentials. Even writing this, I can feel a phantom tightening in my ears. Nonetheless, I continue planning dive trips.
Embracing the uncomfortable for the sake of growth is admirable. An opportunity to explore the two-thirds of the planet covered in water is enticing. The voice in my ear as I slowly descend, however, is Meg Jay's. In The Defining Decade, she argues that our 20s are formative in shaping personality, building identity capital, and setting up an adult life. Through travel and literature, I've been inspired by the way people prioritize life in the outdoors almost in equal measure to life indoors. Not only do they seem to find nature calming, rejuvenating, and centering, but they also benefit from the recreational fitness invariably involved. I am still working on grasping this pattern among so many of the people I admire, but the pattern itself is motivation enough to follow suit. At the very least, I will have learned something along the way.
"What's the good of living if you don't try a few things?" — Charles M. Schulz
Certification: PADI Open Water · ISO 24801-2 Autonomous Diver Level 2
Dive log
| Location | Date | Depth | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Den, FL | Feb 19, 2023 | 30 ft | Cave | Adventure Outfitters |
| Grand Cayman | Mar 7, 2023 | 25 ft | Ocean | Red Sail Sports |
| Dubai, UAE | Dec 2, 2023 | 56 ft | Pool | Deep Dive Dubai |