What happens at the disco stays at the disco

This morning our rooster was not there but in its place was a small orange cat that ran to the left as I opened my door. Then I looked to the right only to find another small cat, this one was orange and white, and it also ran off. It is as if we have a little gated in zoo. Mack had given the children in the open water class the morning off to do whatever they wanted since this was actually a holiday (vacation) for them. I on the other hand did not have the morning off (this was not viewed as a holiday) but I was training in search and recovery with the other interns including Jeff. It had been awhile since I had a training session with Jeff. We arrived at the standard 8:30 time to eat breakfast and prep for the day. I had to read up on search and recovery techniques in both the instructor and dive master manuals, learn to tie the 3 knots, and learn what would be needed for the children's open water dive that would occur at 14:00 right after the search and recovery workshop. I had only a little time to work on knots and hopefully the bunny goes up through the hole, around the tree and back up through the hole, little stories I made up would help me get through this task. As we went out to Cemetary for the workshop, our instructor stated we had to be back by 12:30. Well I definitely needed to be back by 12:30 so that I could eat lunch and gather the equipment for the open water dive in the afternoon. During our session I got to be Jeff's buddy and we nailed the navigation skills. My first knot was stellar but then my bunny must have got lost as she did not travel the right holes or paths to make the correct knot. The instructor then demonstrated and soon my bunny had found the right sequence of steps to follow which resulted in a proper two half hitches knot which oddly enough I had no issues in completely this the day before. Jeff also had a couple naughty bunnies especially during the Bowline knot. Eventually it all got sorted out to proper knots by the end of the skill set. At least we had difficulites with different knots and together could be great underwater boyscouts. Next was to transport a heavy object up to the surface by utilizing a lift bag. The lift bag is much like an object's parachute that is filled with a little air to allow us to safely direct its propulsion to the surface. After learning a little technique and safety precautions, this was an easy check off skill for us as well. Now it was time to retire for lunch followed by more scuba diving adventures. I only had enough time to order lunch and gulp it down before I had to set up for the next open water dive. I had to set up for a controlled emergency surface ascent (CESA). In this skill the student must ascend from 6-9 meters to the surface on one breath while constantly making an aaaaaahhh sound. This required me to obtain a rope that was at least 6 meters long, a buoy and a weight belt to anchor it. Mack also told me it was necessary to make this line tight so that he could stop the children from ascending if they were holding their breath, this was to prevent them from collapsing a lung. Easy, breezy right? We reached the site, I successfully geared up and then Mack told me to just drop the weights in over the boat since we were over a sandy patch. Unsure if I heard him right, I hesitated, then afraid to not follow direction, I did eventually toss the weights over. Technical difficulties set in again, my weight belt is not in the ideal area, my bouy is being pushed on the surface to prevent a tight line, etc. Soon it all got sorted out. The skills and dive at Dakit Dakit were a success by the end. Dakit Dakit was a great place for the children to dive as there are many channels to follow which helped with there bouyancy skills. Jeff didn't have anything planned for his afternoon so he decided to join Rhys (DMT) and Louis (who is already a divemaster and is here to do his instructor development course) for a swim out to cemetary to practice skills. They had gone through about 5 of the 20 skills when Rhys's high pressure gauge started leaking. That abruptly ended the skills session at which point they decided to practice the equipment exchange. During the equipment exchange 2 divers have to buddy breathe off of 1 regulator, take 2 breaths then pass the regulator. While buddy breathing, each person has to completely swhitch into the other person's BCD, mask, and fins. This ultimately is a test to see how the diver handles a stressful situation. Jeff and Rhys found it surprisingly easier than anticipated. Hopefully it goes as smoothly when it is done in front of the instructor for a score. Jeff returned from this adventure shortly before I came back from my dive. For dinner we enjoyed great burgers with cheese and fresh hamburger meat at the Other Place. They just got the next shipment in and they pounded the patties as we waited. The wait was well worth it. We then headed to Malditos to meet up with DMT crew. We discovered that they have a disco a couple days a week and tonight was one of those nights. Several DMT's decided to go and we followed, I was certain I would try to remain low key. For anyone who knows me would realize that low key at a disco is just not in my genetic DNA and can not be fought. As it turned out, the disco was held at the basketball court. They basically set up a dj booth with giant speakers and disco balls positioned throughout the court. Then crank up the music till 2 AM or later which can be heard from our room which is a 10 minute walk from the disco. The crowd at the disco was rather interesting as it consisted mostly of locals the majority of which were 14 and under. The whole group of us had a great time showing off our moves and just letting loose.