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After several years of not having the opportunity to scuba dive, I needed to reactivate my diving skills with a refresher course. My instructor Lisa McIntyre is simply the best, and her passion for scuba diving is quite evident. Lisa is extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and, most importantly, patient. After spending the first forty-five minutes setting me up with a properly fitting mask, snorkel, fins, and wet suit, she then showed me what to look for while inspecting a tank; including how to ensure the air is fresh and what the pressure gauge should read for a correctly filled tank. We then covered attaching the tank properly to the BCD, connecting the air hose to the regulator, and inspecting that the mouthpiece was working before reviewing the remaining apparatus on the BCD. Once in the pool, Lisa quickly had me relax underwater by breathing slowly and rhythmically as she put me through the refresher checklist, which included mask clearing, clearing the regulator, buoyancy floating, removing and reinserting weights, out-of-air exercises, and so much more. I can’t reiterate enough how outstanding of a teacher Lisa is, and I was thrilled how quickly my underwater skills returned after about 90 minutes in the pool. Thank you, Pan Aqua, and thank you, Lisa, for giving me the confidence to return to diving! - via 