I am going to change my approach to the scholarship blog. Of late I have been posting more journal style entries here few and far between. I am going to save that for the monthly journals that you can find on the official scholarship website HERE and go for a more casual informal updates here. […]

I arrived in Guam after a grueling 42 hours in airports and planes, coming a long route from Pulau Weh, Indonesia. As I booked flights in two sections due to projects coming through after I booked my initial flights. I flew from Indonesia, to Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, then finally Guam. Five countries in […]

Oh my god! Indonesia is incredible! Well certainly the small area that I have seen is. With the end of the 2nd Asia Pacific Coral Reef Symposium I flew from Phuket down to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia then over to Banda Aceh, Indonesia. From there it was a short ferry ride over to the island of […]

Last Wednesday I set off for my next big adventure to South East Asia and Micronesia. After an uneventful flight from Sydney to Phuket, I jumped in a taxi and made my way to Patong beach and Scubacat, the dive company owned and operated by Sarah Kench. I arrived to a very warm welcome by […]

So I am back from my time diving aboard Scubacat with the kids from Concordia. After arriving back on dry land I met up with Sarah who was responsible for making the trip possible. Over a drink she told me more about the Reef Check program, diving around Phuket, and amazing stories of the people […]