3 weeks in..

So nearly three weeks down and I still wouldn't say I am totally used to life here, but I'm definately starting to enjoy it! I've moved into a new place, a little bedsit above a travel shop which is much nicer than my room before, and even has a thai lady who cleans it weekly for me! I'm still loving the thai food (although I am missing my cereal!) and I'm loving my divemaster training. Diving everyday is pretty tiring but I love it and I've seen some amazing stuff already. Swimming alongside stingrays, huge schools of tropical fish, exploring shipwrecks and I still get overexcited when I see nemo!! There is still no sign of the elusive Whale Shark but I am still hopeful I will see one before the end of my time here.

I've had some difficult diving experiences too, a few days ago the weather turned bad and the sea became very rough and visibility awful, I lost my dive buddy and had to surface alone.. To find that I was miles from the boat! Surface swimming in full dive gear with huge waves slapping you in the face is quite challenging! But we were both fine and these things do happen.

I can't believe that it is less than a week until Christmas.. Apart from a few odd decorations here you would not know it was the festive season at all. But I have met some great people here and I'm sure we will celebrate it some how!

One thing which I will miss when I come home is the amazing massages here! I've been having an obscene amount as they are so cheap and SO good! I'm off to have another one now! Ciao.