Having grown up in a family of scuba divers, I have always been interested in taking up scuba diving. Learning how to scuba dive was on my bucket list for the longest time. I never got to tick it off until one of my best friends and travel buddy, Jem, told me that she was getting a dive certification for free! She was given a diving scholarship in Coral Cay Conservation. This was awarded to Filipinos interested in conservation and volunteer work in the Philippines. The one-month volunteer work was in Southern Leyte and it involved a lot of scuba diving and reef surveys! As part of their agreement with their host country, the Philippines, CCC grants scholarships to Filipinos to help further their conservation efforts. Not a lot of people know about this program so it’s by word of mouth that Filipinos find out about this amazing program. Jem…
