How I did it: When the opportunity to get a scuba license came up, I took it. I was terrified, but once I was in the water with the fish it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected.

Lessons & tips: They will mostly ignore you. Scuba diving helps, for some reason, because you can see them with your mask. The problem with me was always that fish were so scary when I couldn't see them. I started by swimming close to smaller fish and then by the end I did a river dive with huge garfish. It was very exciting.

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Feb 23, 2011, 01:01PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer