Thailand Marine Bonus Week

The third week of Loop Abroad at New Heaven Dive School was an extremely wonderful experience. They made someone with little swim experience feel comfortable and confident in the water. If anyone is considering doing this trip in the future, I would highly suggest it!

This trip taught me so much about both myself and the world around me. It opened my eyes to all the possibilities in life ahead of me. I wouldn't give this experience up for anything! I loved seeing the turtles while snorkeling and participating in SCUBA research.

This trip could help you open up a whole new world! You never know what will happen on this program. You can better understand yourself and try a lot of things that you may never have tried before. This trip makes me realise everything is possible!

This experience completely changed my life in more ways than not! I felt that I learned more than I learned in a full semester at school. I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and I'm so proud of what I've accomplished. Thank you Loop! :)

This program was a 10/10 experience. Culture, food and animals all in one. It was an amazing trip and I wouldn't trade it for the world. These past three weeks have built my character further. All the staff made my experience a blast.

Coming into a trip that you have so many uncertainties about how everything will turn out, but being surrounded by those who want you to succeed is a treasure! I was able to accomplish everything I set out to do and more.

I am forever thankful I decided to get out of my comfort zone and do this program. Honestly, I am not the best swimmer, but it was perfectly fine. This experience honestly made me reconsider my career path towards marine conservation (which I am still considering). Koh Tao is insanely gorgeous and Melisa was the best! I would love to see a longer version of this program, one week was too short. One thing that could have been improved on was housing accommodations. The resort we stayed in was probably the most difficult, especially with the wifi situation. We were only able to use wifi at the restaurant and dive shop as the hotel wifi didn't reach our rooms and many of us were in class and needed the wifi at night to work. However, I would never ever regret the decision to add this bonus week. It was so so so hard to say goodbye.