{"id":3432,"date":"2011-03-11T12:06:19","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T20:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mlmlblog.wordpress.com\/?p=3432"},"modified":"2011-03-11T12:06:19","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T20:06:19","slug":"jump-jump-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2011\/03\/11\/jump-jump-jump\/","title":{"rendered":"Jump! Jump! Jump!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3433\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/img_0828.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3433\" title=\"Jump!\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/img_0828.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/img_0828.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/img_0828-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/img_0828-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the best things about SCUBA diving is the places it will take you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Learning to SCUBA dive can be a life-changing experience. \u00a0The world it opens up and the rare sights you are able to see can change your life \u2013 it did for me. \u00a0I remember practicing in the pool at UC Santa Cruz not knowing if I would enjoy such a strange and surreal experience.\u00a0 During my first dive I took a camera with me to document the adventure. \u00a0I am still diving to this day, and I hope you read this and the next few blogs and consider getting certified. \u00a0Here are the highlights: an otter\u00a0nibbling\u00a0my buddy&#8217;s fin, and my instructor, our very own <a title=\"That Doesn\u2019t Look Like It Belongs in the Monterey Bay\u00a0Aquarium\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2011\/02\/26\/that-doesnt-look-like-it-belongs-in-the-monterey-bay-aquarium\/\">Paul Tompkins<\/a>, directing me down the float line.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3435\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/otter-flipper-feast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3435\" title=\"You otter be careful!\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/otter-flipper-feast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/otter-flipper-feast.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/otter-flipper-feast-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watch out for marine life:  they sometimes come looking for you to play with.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3434\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/down-the-line.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3434\" title=\"Paul Tompkins\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/down-the-line.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/down-the-line.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2011\/02\/down-the-line-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Descending down to the underwater world!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning to SCUBA dive can be a life-changing experience. \u00a0The world it opens up and the rare sights you are able to see can change your life \u2013 it did for me. \u00a0I remember practicing in the pool at UC Santa Cruz not knowing if I would enjoy such a strange and surreal experience.\u00a0 During [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[92],"class_list":["post-3432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-diving"],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"MLML Student 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