This September I am moving out of London to study near Winchester in Hampshire. I will study Ornamental Fish Management. I visited the college a few days ago, and it looks very good. They have many kinds of fish, even some I have never seen, and I thought I knew about all of them by now! Also the three biggest carp I have ever seen, in a pool so clear I want to go diving in it. :inlove
I used to keep and breed many different kinds of tropical and coldwater fish, but I have never had the space to do this properly. I never knew that there was a course like the one I am going to do. (Thanks to the DB member who told me about it.
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It will be the first time I have ever lived outside London. It has been a very difficult decision, but I have decided to go for it. There are several reasons, other than the course itself and the fish.
The polluted air in central London is seriously affecting my health. I have been on and off antibiotics for over a year now, and still have a chronic chest infection. I am very sensitive to car exhaust fumes and dust in the air, and the constant blocked sinuses and chesty cough are getting me down. When I went to visit the college, I could immediately notice the difference. Fresh air for the first time in years! Even when I go to my weekly freediving session in Richmond, which is on the outskirts of London, I feel so much better. When I am outside London all the problems just disappear without trace.
I will also be spending a lot of time outdoors. This is what I have always wanted to do. There isn't any way that I can do the things I like in central London, and I am getting very bored.
Also, I will be nearer to the coast and maybe I will be able to join some freedivers on a trip to the sea! It's not too far from Dorset, a bit of a train ride, but I hope to go there sometimes. I read good things about Dorset on DB.
I will still go to Richmond pool, and do lots of dry statics.
Just had to share that!
Lucia
I used to keep and breed many different kinds of tropical and coldwater fish, but I have never had the space to do this properly. I never knew that there was a course like the one I am going to do. (Thanks to the DB member who told me about it.
)It will be the first time I have ever lived outside London. It has been a very difficult decision, but I have decided to go for it. There are several reasons, other than the course itself and the fish.
The polluted air in central London is seriously affecting my health. I have been on and off antibiotics for over a year now, and still have a chronic chest infection. I am very sensitive to car exhaust fumes and dust in the air, and the constant blocked sinuses and chesty cough are getting me down. When I went to visit the college, I could immediately notice the difference. Fresh air for the first time in years! Even when I go to my weekly freediving session in Richmond, which is on the outskirts of London, I feel so much better. When I am outside London all the problems just disappear without trace.
I will also be spending a lot of time outdoors. This is what I have always wanted to do. There isn't any way that I can do the things I like in central London, and I am getting very bored.
Also, I will be nearer to the coast and maybe I will be able to join some freedivers on a trip to the sea! It's not too far from Dorset, a bit of a train ride, but I hope to go there sometimes. I read good things about Dorset on DB.
I will still go to Richmond pool, and do lots of dry statics.
Just had to share that!
Lucia
