I AM AN INSTRUCTORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Well Done, here is finally some time for updates!
It’s been an intense 2 weeks, really intense! But I made it! A lot of classroom, a lot of exams, a lot of evaluation, study sessions, academic presentations, in water work, swimming pool and nights of preparation.
After two weeks, I must have lost 5 kg and my hair are green due to the amount of hours spend in the swimming pool. Solution for this: Ketchup! It works for real!!
Bas has been supporting me in my stress, my motivation of studying and working hard every day, every nights. I am a bit perfectionist; I couldn’t do things 75%…it had to be 100%, which means a lot of work.
Everyday, 9am, we had to be in class, at the IDC centre of Buddha View, every night at 5pm, when everybody was gone, I was still there, making exams, and another exams, and another one…until I could get 100% confidence.
Our two Course Directors, Darius and Mark, have been fantastic with us. Looking after us as our parents would do with their own kids.
Answering questions, evaluating us, being there, everyday, they did an absolutely amazing job with us.
JE SUIS INSTRUCTRICE!!!
Bien joue Marie, voila enfin du temps pour les mises a jour.
Ce fut un intense 14 jours, tres intense. Mais j’ai reussi! Beaucoup d’heure en sale de classe, beaucoup d’examens, d’evaluations, the session d’etude, de presentation academic, de travail dans l’eau en mer ou en piscine et tellement de soirees dans les bouquins!
Apres deus semaines, je dois avoir perdu 5kg et j’ai les cheveux verts du au nombre d’heure passé en piscine. Le chlore…ca l’a son effet sur les cheveux blonds. La solution, se laver la tete avec du ketchup…et ca marche!!
Bas m’a grandement supporte dans mon stress, ma motivation quand a l’etude que je devais faire chaque jours, chaque soirs. Je dois avoue, etre perfectionniste c’est bien, mais maudit que ca represente beaucoup de boulot!
Tous les jours, 9am, je devais au centre de formation d’instructeurs du Buddha View, tous les soirs 5pm, quand tout le monde etait parti, il restait Marie! Je faisais des examend, et d’autres examens et encore des examens, jusqu’a ce que j’arrive au 100%. Physiologie, physique, equipement, theorie de decompression, environement et vie aquatique, tout etait a couvrir.
Nos 2 directeurs de cours, Darius et Mark, ont ete fantastiques pour nous. Ils ont joue le role de parent pendant 2 semaines consecutives, prenant soin de nous comme si l’on avait ete leur proper enfants.
Repondre a nos questions, nous evaluer, etre la pour nous, ils ont vraiment fait du bon travail.
The Classroom...where we've spending A LOT of time!
The day of the IE...before exams...with all the candidates of the Islands
Russia done with his Academic presentation
The T-Shirt!
After 15 days...that's what we looked like!
Joe...didnt think he could be aggressive!
After our OW presentation on the boat. IE
Darius, our Course Director
First step, the IDC, was there to prepare us. We also all became EFR (Emergency first responder) instructors. Than, the big day came…IE, the instructor examination.
Darius and Mark brought us to the examiner, confident that we will represent them well. And we did!
I finished the course with results in between 95 and 100%. The 5 years of Dive Master on the Red Sea has been giving me a lot of help during the course. Water work, communication wise…I cannot denied that I was really happy of having such background, compares to some zero to hero candidates.
To all of you which are thinking of your Instructor course, take this experience as a DM, it will take to beautiful results!
It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. The other candidate from Buddha View were great people and we helped each other a lot.
Bas and Bart (his brother) was supporting me in my stress, my tiredness, my angriness, my happiness, my results, my daily schedule. I have to admit that I must have been horrible to deal with at a certain point of the course!!
But now it’s over! I am an Instructor!!
Premiere etape, le IDC (Instructor Development Course) etait la pour nous preparer. Nous avons aussi complete notre formation d’instructeur RCR, je peux donc aussi enseigne le RCR maintenant! Ensuite, le grand jour est arrive, le 22 au matin, on commencait notre IE (instructor examination).
Darius et Mark nous ont emmene la ou l’evaluateur official nous attendait et ils sont repartis, confiant que nous allions bien les representer. Et nous l’avons tres bien fait!
J’ai termine mon cours avec des resultats entre 95 et 100%. Les 5 annees en mer rouge m’ont beaucoup aide Durant le cours. Session en mer, communation avec les eleves, je ne peux pas le denier, j’etais tres heureuse de posseder cet experience compare au de zero a hero que j’ai vu sur l’ile.
A tous ceux qui souhaite devenir insructeur, prennez l’experience de Dive Master en premier, ca vous menera a de bons resultats!
Ce fut beaucoup de boulot, mais aussi beaucoup de plaisir. Les autres candidats du Buddha View etaient vraiment de bonnes personnes et on s’est beaucoup aide.
Bas et Bart (son frère) m’ont supporte dans mon stress, ma fatigue, ma frustration, ma joie, mon horaire de fou. Je dois l’admettre, je dois avoir ete assez horrible a supporte a certains moment du cours!
Maintenant c’est fini, je suis Instructrice!!
Final day of IE confined presentation
Role Model students!
The pool of Bans Divers and the examiners at the surface
Our 2 course directors Darius and MArk Soworka
Marie being squeeze
Darius, waiting for the end!
The ceremony
Hummmmm
Russia
Julien
MEEEEE!!!!
Got it!
Unbelievable event, 2 days before starting the IE (Instructor Examination), the real and final exams and water work, Darius, one of our Course Director, took me aside and told me that I had to go to Coral Grand (one of the Gold Palm Resort of the Island…which I would compare to Nesima…it must be a sign!), because he has been highly recommending me to the manager which wants to meet me.
Wowwww, not even finish and here I am, sitting at Coral Grand, talking with the GM who announce me that if I want, I can become part of the permanent instructor staff.
OH LA LA…you can imagine the motivation it can gives to someone which is not event finish with her course!!!
SO I had to pass!!!
So, from tomorrow, I will be around the Coral Grand Dive Centre, assisting and getting to know the place, the schedules, the facility, the people. Than, as soon as I receive my number from PADI, I will start to teach!
Autre evenement, 2 jours avant meme de commencer le IE, la vraie et derniere etape, derniers examens et dernieres presentation, Darius, mon directeur de cours, m’a pris en prive et m’a dit que je devais me rendre au Coral Grand (un des centres de plonge “Resort Palme D’or” de l’Ile…qui ressemble drolement au Nesima…ca doit etre un signe!), parce qu’il m’avait fortement recommande au gerant qui tenait a me rencontrer.
Wow, meme pas fini avec mon cours que me voila assise au Coral Grand a discuter avec le Gerant qui m’offre un poste en permanence en tant qu’instructrice.
Oh la la…vous imaginez la motivation que ca donne pour quelqu’un qui n’a meme pas encore fini son cours!
Il fallait donc absolument que je passe!!
Alors, a partir de demain, je serai au alentours du Coral Grand Dive Center, en train d’assister sur des cours afin de me familiariser avec la place, l’horaire et le fonctionnement. Aussitot que je recois mon numero d’Instructrice de PADI, je peux commencer a enseigner.
The examiners and Russia!
Buddha View team!
Oh sorry...the PINK team
My love, my life...my little Bas
The after party begins
And get bad!!!
Oh la la Kerry!
OKKKKKK
Jesus Christ Marie!
Ok...maybe you should have left the bucket!
OUpssssssss
We are also moving to a new house on the 1st of February, a place much more quiet than where we are now. It’s a bit more up in the mountain, green everywhere around and we will have couch!
Since two months, we are eating on the bed, studying on the bed, watching TV on the bed…NOW WE’LL be able to sit comfortably!
Bas is working hard, but really got into the rhythm of his job at Buddha View.
His brother is about to leave, but we had a really good time together. He’s been doing a lot of dives, eating a lot of good food and enjoying his time, same as we really did enjoyed having him around!
Many signs for us, it seems that it was a good decision to choose Koh Tao as a new home…we couldn’t have hoped for a better situation, better results.
Now we’ll have more time to keep all of you update. Give us time to move, to start my new work…and we’ll send you the words and the images.
Many kisses for all, take care and we hope that you are all doing fine.
Nous allons aussi emmenager une nouvelle petite maison le 1er fevrier, un endroit beaucoup tranquille a compare de la ou on est maintenant. C’est un peu plus dans la montagne, c’est vert partout autour et on a des divans!
Ca fait deux mois qu’on mange sur le lit, etudie sur le lit, regarde la tele sur le lit…enfin, on va pouvoir etre plus comfortable!
Bas travaille tres fort, mais il bien reussi a se faire au rythme de sa nouvelle job au Buddha View.
Son frère est sur le point de partir, mais nous avons du bon temps ensemble. Il a fait plein de plongees, a mange tres bien vu la cuisine du pays et je crois qu’il a bien apprecie son passage, comme nous avons beaucoup apprecie l’avoir avec nous.
Pleins de signes pour nous, il semble que notre decision de choisir Koh Tao comme nouvelle maison etait la bonne. On aurait pas pu esperer mieux que ce qu’y nous arrive!
Maintenant nous aurons plus de temps pour les mises a jour. Le temps de commencer mon nouveau boulot et d’emmenager la nouvelle maison et on vous revient avec des images et des mots!
Pleins pleins de bisous a tous, prennez soin de vous et nous esperons que tout va a merveille dans votre coin de pays!
Bas and Marie
