New graduate student

[George Sims]

Old guy (68), retired, native of Louisiana, recently moved to Texas by way of Missouri and Wyoming. Will enter grad school at North Texas in 2020 and begin with a marine biology course.

 

[tonmo]

Awesome and congrats on the upcoming coursework! Thanks for joining TONMO, I hope you'll find it helpful in your studies. Keep us posted on your learning journey

 

[TheSeeker]

Anyone who wants to learn is far from old. I wish you the best of luck, I also want to go back to school when I retire...Looking forward to it, even though I am too young to retire

 

[George Sims]

Just signed up for a SCUBA refresher, since my certification class was in 1999. Getting excited about the possibilities.

 

[DWhatley]

LOL, I wish I believed I could pass a refresher course! At least we are working on getting out boat back on the lake!

 

[George Sims]

LOL, I wish I believed I could pass a refresher course! At least we are working on getting out boat back on the lake!

PADI certification is permanent; however, I got my Advanced Open Water in 1999, and haven’t dived since.
The refresher course is TOTALLY online, with one day of pool work, and the course is very basic and intuitive. In ‘99, we had to use dive tables. Everything is computerized and (allegedly) idiot-proof now. Call your local dive shop.

 

[DWhatley]

LOL, my PADI open water license is so old that they cannot verify it by number. I do have that and my Y cards to prove I am certified but they challenge the ID of the young woman in the photo until I point out the cert date . I have taken a couple of quick in pool refreshers but, truthfully, I am no longer a strong enough swimmer to do much more than snorkel.

 

[tonmo]

I have taken a couple of quick in pool refreshers but, truthfully, I am no longer a strong enough swimmer to do much more than snorkel.

Not being a scuba diver (and not planning to), snorkeling is pretty great, provided you can find a good spot!