Silvia is one of our international staff members. She is a snowboard instructor and a rock climber from Switzerland. While there are plenty of mountains to climb and ski in Switzerland there aren't that many opportunities to scuba dive. After graduating in Biology she decided it was time for a gap year. She completed her open water certification in the warm waters of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. The diving motivated her to help protect the underwater environment. She volunteered for a company helping the Seychelles government set the fishing quota's and collecting data from reefs on the Mahe' Plateau. After returning home she applied to the University of Hawaii at Manoa in order to continue her education with a specialization in marine microbiology. Until the program starts Silvia will be enjoying diving with all of you!