Hey everyone, this is Filip Wolski – new European Rolex Scholar. Thanks for reaching this page! I’m just about to start blogging on my journey of u/w world. Last couple of months has been great times for myself – ever since posting my application for the Scholarship, time was speeding up, more great things were happening… And here I am, already a bit into my program, posting from Gulen Dive Center in Norway. Will get back to that.

Just a quick overview, on what I’ve been up to before… First Scholarship trip, yet before becoming officially a Scholar, took me in March to London, for London International Dive Show – a big event for companies and individuals involved in diving, who exhibit, present and meet up there. For me – chance to meet a great lot of people, these who are involved with my program, and others – who will be! (hopefully, at least). Quickly followed by another trip, at the end of August – another big city, and another big event. This time, it was Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society meeting – as they (now, we) do annually – in New York. Quick paced weekend passed, filled with presentations, introductions, making plans… A big highlight of it was a dinner in Explorer’s Club headquarters, with which new Scholars were officially introduced as Scholars. Three new students – Myfanwy, Matt and myself – are gonna be changing the world of diving. Stay tuned!

Since New York, I have been on a road for couple of months already. I have been snorkeling with basking sharks in Cornwall, diving amazing sites in Scapa Flow at Orkney islands, Kongsfjord and Gulen in Norway, and in quite a number of other places along the way. I spent a week in Aberdeen, learning of commercial dive industry, visited Apeks company in Blackburn (and got sponsored by them with Tek3 reg set!) or PADI & BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol (both thanks to previous European Scholars, now working there!), and participated in National Geographic’s expedition to the wreck of Britannic.

Soon back to you, thanks again for reaching the page!

You can find some more pictures from my route here