Last night I bought plane tickets to Cozumel, sealing the fate of my summer vacation. I'll be leaving San Francisco just past midnight Friday July 9th and return Saturday the 31st.

Cozumel is an island slightly smaller than the San Francisco bay area, off the eastern coast of Mexico. It has become a celebrated diving location following a 1961 documentary by Jacques Cousteau. I will be sharing the island with a third of the tourists who come here to dive. However, I have a specific goal in mind: I want to become a Divemaster. To prequalify I will have to renew my First Responder certification, since it has been more than 3 years since I took my exam. I have to start brushing up on my Spanish :-)