Interview with PADI’s First Female Course Director from the Maldives, Zoona Naseem

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Female Course Director Zoona Zoona Naseem is only the second Maldivian to have attained the rank of PADI Course Director, and the country’s first female to do so. She is the owner of Moodhu Bulhaa Dive Centre in Villingili Island, just 10 minutes away from the capital, and is passionate about getting young people diving. Here she shares her […]

Diving into Film Making with Daniel Oron

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Reefs - Film making with Daniel Oron Using scuba diving in your job isn’t just the reserve of dive professionals, the skills you learn can be translated to many other career paths. We spoke to Daniel Oron, of Go Button Media on how diving has impacted his career as a film maker and cinematographer. How did you get into diving? I began […]

The Blonde Abroad Talks Scuba Diving and Dream Destinations

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The blonde abroad kiersten rich scuba diving maldives   After leaving a stable career in corporate wealth management, PADI AmbassaDiver TM Kiersten Rich began a new journey called The Blonde Abroad, a solo female travel blog. Since then, she has been defining her own version of success by traveling to more countries than most do in their entire lifetimes, discovering new cultures, learning about […]

Women Divers Hall of Fame X PADI Scholarships Now Available!

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padi women Here’s to all the women in diving—the trailblazers, explorers, and fearless females that have made and continue to make incredible contributions to the sport. As an organization, we aim to encourage, empower and educate women who either want to start diving or who want to be part of a community passionate about the underwater world. […]