Where in the World is JR?: Lion(fish), Tiger (Tail Sea Cucumbers), and Bears (ok, no bears)! Oh My!

I'm going through a weird set of emotions here. My tenure in Guam is going to be over soon - possibly even as soon as two weeks from today (although that's pretty unlikely). I cannot WAIT to get back to the States and see my friends, family, and my amazing girlfriend. At the same time though, it's really freaking sweet living on a tropical island. There's just something about spending so much time on and near the water that just makes life so much better. Maybe it stems from growing up on Cape Cod and always being at the beach or on the water and it just feels like home. Or maybe it's being on the beach in December in a bathing suit, complaining about it being so hot. Either way, I've come up with a solution: SCUBA DIVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

Since my last post on Thanksgiving, I've been on 10 dives. I have 4 more scheduled tomorrow. I have 6 scheduled next weekend, and I'll probably get in another 2-4 this coming week too, since I have Thursday off. I don't know what "Our Lady of Camarin" day is, and I don't know who Camarin is, but I like her. I may even try a night dive Wednesday night if I get really gutsy and I can sneak out of work early. If I have to come back to Guam in January, I'm going to get my Advanced Open Water certification. Well, more formalize it since I've actually done all of the prerequisite dives and skills.

As is becoming the theme with my posts, I'm putting up some pictures from my dives. I really love taking these pictures. I have been learning how to use my camera properly, and I've been learning a LOT about underwater photography as I go. I just wish I knew I'd be diving enough in the future to make it worth another couple hundred bucks to upgrade my set up a little bit. Maybe when I win the lottery...