Cenote Girl - Cave Diving Instructor Mexico

01/01/2026

Dresscode: Wite Tie 🕴️

I wrote a blog post about Seal suits a while ago, maybe it’s time to do a follow up? I’m thinking: “Things I wish I knew before buying a drysuit…” 😜

What would you include in a new article? Share with us in the comments 👇

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01/01/2026

About 2025…

Tell me what you think was:

My best dive 🤿
The best training I took 🤓
The coolest country I visited 🌄
The best dive buddy I had 👫
My saddest moment 🥺
My biggest challenge 🦊
My favorite project 🌺
My biggest failure 🌝

And if you’re feeling like it, what would be my 2026:

New destination 🧭
New dive buddy 🪐
New sponsor 🔥
New goal ⚽️
New instructor rating 💥
New project 🪁

Can’t wait 😀

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dive.lights

27/12/2025

Tech Fundies ✅
Some may be surprised but I had been trying to schedule this for two years.

I always recommended taking GUE fundamentals when students asked me but I never knew how much my own expectations would be surpassed when taking it myself. Today I can say I know what I’m talking about when I say: everyone should take this class.

Shoutout to Third Dimension Diving and Ivo for making me feel at home.

27/12/2025

4 things I do to achieve my goals:

1. Visualization. This technique helps making a goal achievable because when we see ourselves doing the things we want to do or obtaining what we want, our brain treats those imaginary feelings and sensations as real, and this enhances our performance. If you see yourself doing something, chances are you will.

2. Resources. Having a clear list of how long it will take, how much money it will cost, and what I need to have to make the goals happen will prepare you for the effort you need to put in.

3. Make time. This is probably the most underrated tool we have. Most people say: I don’t have time. When in reality we don’t MAKE time. Making time to plan, to visualize, to organize and to schedule the steps that bring us to our goal is essential. Making time also comes with the question: which things must I sacrifice to be able to achieve my goal?

4. Recognize opportunity. When the opportunity comes, grab it. Many of the projects I’ve worked on were low key opportunities that didn’t seem that interesting but jump started my career as a scientific diver and explorer. Many times an offer that doesn’t seem interesting comes our way and we fail to see it with vision and long term value. Some of the jobs I’ve gotten have been thanks to the fact that I was willing to do what no one else would. And those small gigs eventually led to big gigs.

This is part of my 2025 wrap up. If you want to listen to highlights link is in bio for my podcast episode 5 on 🎤

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24/12/2025

Empezando el año 2026 en Mérida 😍

22/12/2025

My face when I think of 2025… and it’s not over yet 😉

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19/12/2025

Tech Diving On Qir Episode # 4
“Why titanium?” with Dan Sun from Dan Sun Titanium who kindly chatted with me about her adventure becoming the Crazy Titanium Lady.

A conversation about tinkering, engineering, entrepreneurship and most importantly, why Titanium is the best material for scuba diver tools.

Aaaaaaand because it’s almost christmas, we’re releasing a limited edition item, a collab between Dan Sun and Cenote Girl 🎁 Link is on the Spotify episode description, go check it out!

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Tech Diving On Air with Tamara Adame · Episode

17/12/2025

1 year ago 🙂

1 year ago Frenchman made me a Full Cave instructor at 🫶

If I remember well, a long evaluation dive where Vince impersonated student John Smith who was eager to learn but made not a small amount of 32 mistakes, out of which I debriefed 28, I skipped 2 and I missed 2. And that granted me the title after 3.5 years of being a trainee.

Patrick Widmann always told me that performing within your comfort zone is easy, if you can perform under unknown conditions and stepping out of that zone then you can show what you’re truly made of. And he was right.

Being evaluated by a tough instructor from a different school, different philosophy, different style and approach, never having trained with him, with such short notice and during a time of my life where building felt more like surviving, was the most terrifying thing of my career.

Those days learning and growing were amazing but I also have to say, the welcoming and warm spirit of Vince and Nat are the true highlight. I am just so grateful because being a cave instructor is difficult. Being a kind cave instructor is another level which I learned from them.

1 year anniversary ✅

14/12/2025

Episode 3 “Caves and Battlefields”

Dr. Trey Cole and I talk about the mental aspects of cave diving and ICE (Isolated, Confined and Extreme) environments.

Such a fun interview, especially because he asks me some really good questions. I thought I was the one interviewing him, wait a minute, is that what psychologists do? I think so!

Thanks a lot Trey for your time. I hope everyone enjoys this one as much as I did.

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