It's sincerely a calling: total N00b looking to engage
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:12 pm
My name is Jenessa. I'm new here,
I came from a single mom in Spokane and when we would "vacation" to Seattle, we'd go to the pier to eat all the oysters we could. After highschool and college where I studied fine art photography, I dove back into restaurants--I applied at the only restaurant I knew in Seattle as a 22 year old, Elliot's oyster house. After culinary school and ten years cooking through Seattle, I now co-own my own restaurant, Taurus Ox, with my partner. We offer Laotian food, and Laos happens to be the only country in Southeast Asia that's landlocked.
I still find the smell of the ocean intoxicating and nostalgic. I started shadowing my friend every Tuesday sailing Duck dodge this summer, and I can't get close enough to the water. The sea is calling and I have to get in it--Deep in it. My most endearing dreams are when I'm swimming (and breathing) underwater. I'm searching for a sail boat and simultaneously looking to become certified in diving. I plan to go long. For the first time in my life I have some freedom to pursue a passion I sought out myself.
Where should I start my education? What advice do you have for a long journey in Salish Sea diving?
TLDR; I'm located centrally in Seattle, looking to pursue diving longterm. Where should I start? As a restaurant person, I don't know many able or cabable.
que "Divers" by Joanna Newsom
I came from a single mom in Spokane and when we would "vacation" to Seattle, we'd go to the pier to eat all the oysters we could. After highschool and college where I studied fine art photography, I dove back into restaurants--I applied at the only restaurant I knew in Seattle as a 22 year old, Elliot's oyster house. After culinary school and ten years cooking through Seattle, I now co-own my own restaurant, Taurus Ox, with my partner. We offer Laotian food, and Laos happens to be the only country in Southeast Asia that's landlocked.
I still find the smell of the ocean intoxicating and nostalgic. I started shadowing my friend every Tuesday sailing Duck dodge this summer, and I can't get close enough to the water. The sea is calling and I have to get in it--Deep in it. My most endearing dreams are when I'm swimming (and breathing) underwater. I'm searching for a sail boat and simultaneously looking to become certified in diving. I plan to go long. For the first time in my life I have some freedom to pursue a passion I sought out myself.
Where should I start my education? What advice do you have for a long journey in Salish Sea diving?
TLDR; I'm located centrally in Seattle, looking to pursue diving longterm. Where should I start? As a restaurant person, I don't know many able or cabable.
que "Divers" by Joanna Newsom