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How Becoming a Diver Will Change You

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8 December, 2021

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4 Life Goals Every Diver Should Make

There are a few things that most divers have in common: travel bugs, love for marine life, desire to learn, and a need for challenge....
PADI Four Pillars of Change

Mobilizing Divers to Be a Force for Good: PADI’s Four Pillars of Change

These four pillars serve as a platform to empower divers take an active stance on social and environmental issues that affect all divers.
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6 Reasons to Become a Diver in 2017

If you’re flirting with the idea of trying scuba diving, or if friends or family are hoping you will, click to read more.

7 Reasons to be Thankful for Being a Diver

While we often get caught up in our love for scuba diving, it's important to take pause and reflect on this incredible sport.
Pushing Past Claustrophobia for First-Time Divers

Your Scuba is Showing: 14 Signs You’re a Dedicated Diver

Like a secret handshake, scuba divers have a way of finding each other in a crowd. It’s a special skill you acquire when you’re a dedicated diver.

10 Tips for Easy Equalizing (Divers Alert Network)

Ear clearing is a core diver skill that equalizes the pressure in sinus and middle-ear spaces. Here are 10 tips for easy equalizing. 
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