Reef Jeff

You will never get to know me reading about it here. These are only half shaded windows and glimpses..... You will never get me away from the ocean, at least not for long........................ Just became (finally) a scuba diver. Never want to be on land again....................................................... .................................Used to say who I am is what I do. Decided there is a lot more to me than that, but I am an environmentalist and activist dedicating this part of my life to the living coral reef ecosystem and an environment that I want to teach my daughter to love with reason. Working for a belief isn't easy, but my daughter and grandchildren will have a planet because of it. If you are not able to get involved in something bigger than yourself, not only are you wearing blinders, you are living in a false sense of security about your world. Hey, I used to be naive about the planet too, and then I saw things for myself and realized that the oceans I love above all else were dying and quickly. Shook me up. That same day I had a sea turtle swim with me. Life changed..................................Other things about me...I have lived all over the country, briefly in Canada, spent time in Mexico. I am back in school to pursue a degree in Marine Biology with a dual degree in Dive Management with a focus in Dive Research. Lovin' that. Love being in and on the water. Starting to teach a little more again about our amazing ocean ecology and the corals. (funny just starting my college program and I teach 4th graders, college and grad students, and seniors.) I live for the teaching and that interaction with people. .................................. Outside of that I love to ride longboard- no longer a Sector 9 fan (go Oldschool!!!). I love to skydive. Love hockey and soccer (the true football), and mountain biking which is a problem in Key West. Camping is awesome but there aren't many opportunities here- but looking forward to doing it at the Dry Tortugas. I am lost and restless without the ocean around me. I fight the good fight when I can. I look for good music; those are the ballads of those who have been where I have been or been where I have not. ......................I am nothing if not passionate. Anything I do, for better or worse, I put 120% into. Doesn't always work out, but I follow my heart without apology and at least that one thing won't keep me up at night.. the other 3000 things that run through my head might, though. It's ok...I have seen the most beautiful sunrises because of it and I wouldn't trade that for anything. I love having a cup of coffee listening to the world wake up around me, smelling the salt air, listening to the lines slapping against the masts in the early breeze...There was a time when I had to leave the island and there was no peace in my world until I got back..............................Anything else ya wanna know you're gonna have to ask. I hate typing. If you are as shallow as your uninformed judgements or or uninvestigated facts- please keep walking