On the coast road cradling False Bay, the train track meanders shy of the shoreline. Between Long Beach and Boulders Beach, you’ll find a ‘big blue shed’- Pisces Divers. A repurposed railway goods shed, this dive school and shop was founded 22 years ago by Mike Nortje. The building is painted a striking blue and […]
Category: 2024 Scholar Journey
Blog 5: Scenes from a Scholarship – Cornwall & Bournemouth – Diving Beyond the Surface with Communities and Communication
The last few months have been jam-packed with adventures, and this abridged recap series (Scenes from a Scholarship) is my attempt to share glimpses from a journey that’s been as introspective as it’s been hands-on. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sam Thomsen (@samphibianthemarvellous) On returning to the UK from California, I […]
Blog 4: Scenes from a Scholarship – Catalina Island – The Desert Island of Fabulous Foxes and Monstrous Sea Bass
The last few months have been jam-packed with adventures and travels, so I’ll be doing an abridged recap series (Scenes from a Scholarship) in the next few blogs. After crisscrossing California from North to South, I ventured even further westwards. “What’s West of the West Coast?!” you might exclaim, well, Santa Catalina Island, one of […]
Blog 3: Scenes from a Scholarship – California –Diving Deep into Submarines and Storytelling
The last few months have been jam-packed with adventures and travels, so I’ll be doing an abridged recap series (Scenes from a Scholarship) in the next few blogs. After my New York Inauguration I returned Westwards to California again and ascended to the mountains of Lassen National Volcanic Park. To reflect on everything that had […]
Blog 2: New York City – Exploring the Underwater World from the Concrete Jungle
To get the year going with a bang, I caught the red-eye flight from California, straight from the mountainside, and flew across to New York City for the official kick off to my year! My stomach was alive with butterflies in anticipation of the festivities. These were no ordinary celebrations – this was the 50th […]