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| Name(s): | Ryan J Cody |  |
| From: | Ridgewood, USA | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 10-12 August 2012 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Daniel Nichols OWSI-286115 |
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Everything great!
Excellent scenery! |
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Had lots of fun on the course, the way it should be!
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| Name(s): | Natasha Pysarenko |  |
| From: | Dubai, U.A.E | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 18-20 August 2012 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Michael Clark OWSI-257165 |
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| Student comments: |
Fantastic, very knowledgeable and confident instructor. Made me feel very comfortable in the open water. Felt safe next to Mike! He made my dives fun and completely removed any fears I had of diving in the open ocean. Mike made the diving, safety and marine life easy to understand. Course is very interesting; I would highly recommend it to any of my friends.
Turtle, Octopus, Moray eels and many, many other beautiful fishes. It's just a bit sad about some of the corals. |
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Great open water course with Natasha. With English being her second language, we took the theory nice and slow but Natasha still managed to ace all of the exams, the water skills were the easy part! Well done Natasha, it was a pleasure to teach you.
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| Name(s): | Joe Samuelson III |  |
| From: | Kenmore, USA | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 10-12 September 2012 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
David Sexton OWSI-282907 |
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| Student comments: |
Course was great, easy to follow and great instructor.
Clean, clear and loads of fish. Everything was great, good explanations and instructor was a great guy. |
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Good course, Joe was interested in all aspects of the course. Had no difficulties understanding the theory. He was however a big guy, 6'8" and broad so consumed a lot of air, 15 ltr tank next time will help that issue!
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| Name(s): | Kent Chang |  |
| From: | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 11-13 September 2012 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Daniel Nichols OWSI-286115 |
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| Student comments: |
Very professional and skillful instructor, I enjoyed the very detailed instructions.
Lots of fish, ship wrecks and a turtle. |
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Kent did really well, a couple of buoyancy issues on the first dive but great after a few tips.
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| Name(s): | Grace Noveria |  |
| From: | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 21-23 September 2012 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Daniel Nichols OWSI-286115 |
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| Student comments: |
I am so glad that we took the course with Dive The World and lucky to have Dan as our instructor, he is so cool. His lessons were very clear and understandable, all the tips, info, etc were easy to understand. I absolutely enjoyed the course, and Mr Justin was also very helpful.
Magnificent dive sites, I've never seen things like that before. So cool!! Thank you!! We had a GREAT time! Hope to meet you again, thank you so much Dan. |
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Really enjoyed teaching Grace and Rey. Good fun. You could see the amazement on Grace's face throughout the dives.
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| Name(s): | Reynald Alex |  |
| From: | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 21-23 September 2012 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Daniel Nichols OWSI-286115 |
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| Student comments: |
I had a great time, it's a life changing experience. My instructor was great, helped me lots, and answered all my questions. The thing I enjoyed the most ... was of course the underwater scenery. My only problem was with keeping neutral buoyancy but I got better as the course went on and I will continue to practice.
AMAZING! The weather was really on our side so we could see almost everything. We saw so much marine life, I couldn't name them all. Put down more ship wrecks, to help the corals that have been ruined. |
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Really enjoyed teaching Rey and Grace. Rey managed to improve his buoyancy as the course went on. Congrats to both!
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| Name(s): | Stephan J Matthee |  |
| From: | Suwon, South Korea | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 30 October - 2 November 2012 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Daniel Nichols OWSI-286115 |
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| Student comments: |
The course was awesome. Dan was patient and clear, the information was detailed and clear and the theory and pool work was comprehensive yet brisk. No problems. On the dives the conditions were perfect and Dan was patient and warm.
The sites were awesome. Great conditions, warm water, little or no current and a lot of sea life. Visibility was good to fair, but I was delighted at all we could see. I'm very happy recommending the course to others! |
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Has to be the easiest student I've taught to date. Really enthusiastic and loved the diving.
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| Name(s): | Scott L Pilgrim |  |
| From: | Perth, Australia | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 25-27 October 2012 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Dave Sexton OWSI-282907 |
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| Student comments: |
Really great course, easy to learn. Instructor was great! Very knowledgable. Great set up using the pool to start off with.
Saw everything, dive sites were good, can't wait to come back. |
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Good course, Scott really enjoyed it, didn't have any issues with any of the skills. Big smiles all round.
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| Name(s): | Christina Goins |  |
| From: | Columbus, U.S.A | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 3-5 November 2012 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Michael Clark OWSI-257165 |
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| Student comments: |
I enjoyed learning one on one. I was able to get the attention I needed.
I loved the wreck. Moorish Idol was my fave, I also like the Peacock Mantis Shrimp. Thanks! Mike was a great instructor. |
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Christina was able to stay focused throughout the Open Water Course and slowly gain confidence. Finished with a fun dive at Racha Yai on Bay 1 wreck with lots of batfish.
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| Name(s): | Joseph W Besner |  |
| From: | Wawa, Canada | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 12-14 November 2012 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Andre Engstrom OWSI-299378 |
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| Student comments: |
Instructor made understanding everything very easy. Simple with good tips and tricks.
All dive sites were amazing! Turtles, Leopard Sharks, Blacktip Reef Sharks and hundreds of marine species that left me just in awe. Andre is the best! |
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Student was amazing, so easy to teach. Not a single problem with anything.
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