INSTRUCTOR
LIN LI
Lin, originally from northeast China, moved to Shanghai in her mid-twenties, and after studying art, took a job as an assistant in a dive centre. Her boss there pointed out that to be a good assistant she really should to learn to dive. So she got her PADI Open Water and her Advanced Open Water. She then worked in non-diving related jobs, but never forgot the feeling of release that came from diving – from being underwater and hearing nothing but the sound of breathing and bubbles.
When she moved to Ireland and found OceanAddicts, the experience of diving was a big change for her from the warm, clear water she’d learned to dive in. She struggled at first and was scared, but under the guidance of Anne and Graham, who always put safety first, she got over her fear and progressed in her ability and her training to become a qualified instructor herself.
Now she loves teaching others, helping them to improve and move past their nervousness and she takes pride in seeing their confidence grow. For her life would be boring without diving, without learning ever more about the marine environment from Graham and Anne (who she likens to encyclopaedias) and without having the opportunity to play with seals!
