Life Experience

This opportunity came at a crucial time in my life. I Graduated with a degree in Marine Biology, but having no knowledge in diving, this Divemaster internship at Raja Ampat was a springboard for my personal and professional growth.

Traveling a long distance alone can seem like a heavy challenge to tackle. But strangely, I really enjoyed being able to live in such a simple and authentic way for more than 3 and a half months. Learning from basic to hero diving in such a privileged place as Raja Ampat was really a blessing.

Raja Ampat is above all a grandiose human experience. Not only do you experience and connect with the local culture up close, but you are also rocked by an immense cultural diversity thanks to interns from all over the world.

Marine biodiversity is immeasurably rich and transcendent. IOP teaches us perfectly the functioning of these ecosystems and sensibilizes us to conservation issues and the challenges that remain to thrive these fragile and threatened ecosystems. Despite my training in marine biology, the practical and theoretical knowledge acquired at IOP allowed me to understand more concretely how to focus my energy and my actions for the benefit of the preservation of the ocean.

IOP Raja Ampat has been for me an evolutionary platform. This breathtaking beauty mixed with this surreal tranquility transcends your body and your entire mind until vibrating your soul. This is the kind of experience that delivers the brightest or darkest sides of yourself and teaches you how to cope. It is also by understanding these aspects that you gain confidence as a diver.

I felt so fulfilled, so free and so safe in the ocean, like I had never felt before. The instructors, Dana Nalezencova, Elise Dixon and Mette Carlsen are qualified professionals who have managed to transmit to me their love of diving and confidence in the water.

This constant contact with the ocean was for me a true revelation, an illumination.
It was the most memorable experience of my life and I am so grateful for everyone who contributed. I now have the joyful satisfaction of being able to discover with even more freedom, motivation and perseverance the oceans of the world to understand and learn more and more about how to preserve them.

Coming to IOP Raja Ampat is not just a simple diving and marine conservation course, it is a life experience that will mark you forever. Go for it !

I can't omit it : " LET'S GO DIVING HEINNNN !!! "