My First Time

Today, I am taking part in The Blogger Match Game. A fun little game inspired by our gracious host Lily.

The following post was not written by me but by a fellow blogger/contestant.

Follow the links listed at the bottom of this post to read the other entries and to guess which one is mine.

And away we go ….

The first time I tried SCUBA diving in the open water was the certification class test at the end of the class. My husband, me, a couple we were friends with at the time, and some strangers that happened to be in the class with us met at a local dive spot with the instructor and geared up. I put on the wet suit, and the hood, boots, and the BC that was loaded with the tank and regulator, and lets not forget the weight belt, and waded into the water about waist deep. I then put on the fins (it should be done in the water on a beach dive so you don't trip over them), and the gloves, and then I wait for further instructions. It is a test afterall. As I wait for the instructor to gear up, my mind starts getting really excited, my heart starts racing, I start feeling dizzy and scared. There is too much anticipation. I start feeling clausterphobic, and the girl from the other couple starts talking about how she can't breathe...which makes me feel like I can't breathe. The Instructor is finally geared up (it seemed like forever) and he starts telling us how we are going to swim out and complete these certain tasks such as taking the regulator out of your mouth and then reinserting it and clearing the water from it so you can breathe again. My mind starts racing, do I remember how to do these skills? What if I don't do it right and I choke or drown? what if I loose my mask and cant see? Now I am shaking and not because I'm cold. And cue the tears. Yes, that's right, I cried. Right there in front of the hubby, the friends, and the strangers. And I'm not talking gentle cute tears. I'm talking the hiccuping, heaving, can't catch my breath tears. Now I know I can't dive, because now I really can't breathe. So the instructor tells me to hoof it back to shore and wait for everyone else to become an open water certified diver. I ended up taking the class a second time for free and getting certified just fine.

These are the participants.

Snavy, Scaramouche Jones, Arete, Kate, DNA, Mini, Godzilla, Jerry, Stupidtom, JT, Jules, Blessed, Blue944, Jim and Nothing.

Read each post and guess who you think the author may me in the comment section of each blog.