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| Name(s): | Kathryn F Cornor | 
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| From: | New York, United States | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 18-20 December 2010 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797 |
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| Student comments: |
Course was fantastic. Very easy to complete. Had a lot of fun.
Dive sites were beautiful and fun to explore. |
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Babs was very easy to teach. Despite having a little sick on the first day. She didn't let that get in the way. Needs to get some sleep though.
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| Name(s): | Tess Isabel Nepstad | 
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| From: | Falmouth, United States | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 18-20 December 2010 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797 |
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| Student comments: |
Made scuba diving seem pretty easy and straight forward. Really fun instructor.
We saw really cool stuff - shark, cuttlefish. Sting rays, zebra moray, giant moray. |
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| Instructor comments: |
No problem at all - fun and easy to teach. Well done Isabel and ... Happy Birthday!
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| Name(s): | Kelly G Baggett | 
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| From: | San Luis Obispo, United States | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 20-22 December 2010 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Darren Gaspari OWSI-497708 |
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| Student comments: |
The course was great,instructor was great. Very helpful, patient and knowledgeable.
Saw tons of marine life, octopus, sharks (little ones), turtle, puffer fish, clownfish. The dive sites were great, water was warm and fairly clear. Darren was a great instructor - would recommend him highly to anyone. |
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Excellent student - couldn't have been easier.
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| Name(s): | Jolin Lin | 
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| From: | Singapore | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 26-28 December 2010 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797 |
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| Student comments: |
Course is well structured, to the point, and instructor is encouraging and patient. In short, an excellent instructor with a witty sense of humour.
Mainly, the experience was truly eye-opening. I never expected to see such a huge array of fish species. It's like the underwater world came alive and I was in it. |
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Jolin was very nervous at first and had a few problems with equalising, but 6 masks later she completed the course comfortably and 100% on theory. Both ladies were great company for the 3 days and I look forward to seeing them back in Phuket. Well done girls.
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| Name(s): | Li Fangyi | 
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| From: | Singapore | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 26-28 December 2010 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797 |
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| Student comments: |
The course was extremely enjoyable and comprehensive. The instructor was wonderful and the teaching of skills was well planned and thought out! Excellent instructor who was patient and informative. We were in good hands during the course and our instructor, Justin had made it fun and easy.
We visited Racha Yai - Bungalow Bay, Racha Noi and Phi Phi Island. The sites were beautiful especially the Phi Phi Island dive site. We spotted leopard shark, lionfish, nudi branch, stingrays and much more. The underwater world is amazing. |
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Fang Yi is an excellent student and had no problems with theory or practical; well done!
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| Name(s): | Linda J Culley | 
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| From: | Berkshire, England | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 29-31 December 2010 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797 |
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| Student comments: |
Brilliant course, lots to learn but explained very well. Noon + Justin were excellent and very patient.
Beautiful and clear. So much to see. A unique view. |
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The only problems Linda had was with mask clearing but she stuck with it, everything else excellent. Well done Linda!
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| Name(s): | Erin E McMurray | 
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| From: | Sydney, Australia | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 29-31 December 2010 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797 |
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| Student comments: |
Our instructor was fabulous very patient and friendly.
Phi Phi Islands were beautiful and the marine life was amazing. Definitely worth the time and effort! |
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Erin had no problems whatsoever, easy student, well done Erin!
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| Name(s): | Joseph Peek | 
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| From: | Perth, Australia | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 2-4 January 2011 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Simon Arnold OWSI-487073 |
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| Student comments: |
Found on internet, totally enjoyed the lot ... Staff super helpful. Noon deserves Thai lady of the Year! Simon reasonably ugly but knows his stuff and very thorough.
I love parrotfish. Organisation was great. |
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Easy student to work with, pleasure to teach.
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| Name(s): | Aaron D Marwood | 
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| From: | Tumbler Ridge, Canada | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 11-13 January 2011 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797 |
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| Student comments: |
The course was an excellent and informative, wonderful learning experience! Justin was a great instructor, fun to be with, very informative on the material, the area and ocean life we saw!
Starting with easy dive sites, working up to more lively and interesting area was perfect for someone like me with no experience. I progressed with each dive and was able to get the most appreciation out of the final and most beautiful dive. Overall an excellent learning experience and a wonderful first time diving! |
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Aaron had a few buoyancy issues but was patient and nailed it in the end. Well done Aaron.
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| Name(s): | Michelle De Vere | 
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| From: | Tumbler Ridge, Canada | |
| Course: | PADI Open Water Diver | |
| Date: | 11-13 January 2011 | |
| PADI Instructor: |
Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797 |
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| Student comments: |
The course was amazing. Biggest problem was clearing my mask but after practice in the pool and under the sea it is a lot less frightening to do. Justin was an awesome instructor, very patient and professional as well as fun to talk to.
Dive sites were awesome. Saw the most light at Shark Point, however no sharks. Aaron and I saw clownfish, jellyfish, lionfish, crown of thorns starfish, starfish, moray eels, pufferfish, mantis shrimp, black sea urchin, sea cucumber, octopus, mushroom and slipper coral, fire coral, robust staghorn coral, honeycomb coral, hard coral, fan coral, barrel sponge, longfin bannerfish, neon fusilier, tons of other fish! Fabulous course! |
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Michelle was very nervous about letting water in her mask but otherwise excellent. Congratulations Michelle.
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