I can't exactly remember when my fascination towards diving began and how it did. It was probably because of watching a Bond or Mission Impossible movie in which the protagonist went scuba diving to save humanity but I am not sure. Last year, in October, during our trip to Bali, Indonesia, I got certified as a PADI Open Water Diver. My first dive was in a swimming pool and was followed by multiple dives in the Indian Ocean. They were amazing! My passion for diving grew multi-fold after completing my certification course and a couple of months later, I did a recreational dive in a place called Murudeshwar , a temple town in Karnataka, India. About a month ago, I got certified as an PADI Advanced Open Water (AOW) Diver in the Andaman Island of Havelock . The AOW course was much harder than the previous one but had bare minimum theory lessons and focussed more on the practical aspects of advancing one's skills in diving. It did not comprise a written test unlike in the