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Does The Image of Scuba Diving Reflect Your Style? Does The Image of Scuba Diving Reflect Your Style?
DiveWithMia - 1/24/2014 6:52 PM
What is the image of scuba diving today? Looking at campaigns recruiting the younger generation it reminds me of an old guy putting on “hip” clothes and trying to act like he’s young again with the end result being the people not really wanting to be affiliated with him. Like many sports, and thanks to the “Old Guys’ Club”, diving has historically been gender-biased, reeking of machismo and exclusivity. This attitude towards the sport, which may have been generated by the old school navy origins...
Top 10 Reasons to Scuba Dive... After You’ve Been Dumped!! Top 10 Reasons to Scuba Dive... After You’ve Been Dumped!!
DiveWithMia - 1/17/2014 5:44 PM
In the tourism industry I have the awesome opportunity to meet and chat with people all the time. A lot of these talks are the inspiration for my blogs and one topic that has been pretty interesting to me is the way romantic relationships play a role in scuba diving. Sadly, I’ve heard many people take a long hiatus from diving due to a break-up, but in my opinion, I think scuba diving is the exact remedy a person’s heart needs in order to plow through a traumatic, dramatic, bummer of a break-up....