Hey Mirjam,
congratz to your OW certiticate! :)
Yeah, the spirit of divers is impressive. For example, we had one guy experiencing problems with his ear. And everybody was patiently waiting for him for approx. 10 minutes while our dive instructor retried getting down with him in small steps. (He actually didn't made it and aborted the course later.) But instead of being angry about the "wasted" time, everybody was very sorry for him.
Indeed, we should transfer more of this attitude to the "over-water" people. ;)
RE: Getting my diving certification - Let loose in the ocean - Join me on my journey to go restore coral reefs.