What can you do with a Sponge?

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Agelas oroides Ustica Edited Guest blog from Martina Milanese A PADI Diver since 1993 and now Master Scuba Dive Trainer, Martina Milanese received her PhD in Marine Sciences in 2004. She has been working as a Divemaster, Instructor, Awareness Promoter and Underwater Videographer in the Maldives, Red Sea and Italy. Since 2005 she has been the Managing Director at Studio Associato […]

Cubicle Throwdown: Trading Office Life for Whale Sharks

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PADI Scuba Instructor and blogger Rika from Cubicle Throwdown When asked, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” What child answers, “I want to work in a cubicle!” Unfortunately for millions of us, that is our lot, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Meet Rika – a former legal administrative assistant who kicked her cubicle job and now works […]

Transform Lives, Including Your Own: PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

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Diver Training “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined,” said 19th century author Henry David Thoreau. When it comes to your career, it’s easy to dream of the perfect job and workplace, but it feels more difficult to achieve it. Is it time to let your dream take flight? If […]

Is going pro the next step for you?

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Live the dream - Go PRO Diving is a progressive sport. The first dive opens up a whole new world, and from there, it’s all about making the next dive and improving your skills so that you can dive in new places and in new ways. But how far will you go? For many, the passion for diving that’s ignited on […]

Marine conservation through Eco-tourism and Scuba Diving

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Each year, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society (OWUSS) awards three Rolex Scholarships to young people around the globe that are considering a career in an underwater-related discipline. The 2013 Australasian winner was PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Stefan Andrews who will spend a year working alongside current leaders in underwater fields. Below is a short video looking at […]