Kristiana Rendon
Monterey Park
Hi! ^___^ I began my diving experience with the amazing Ocean Safari team in the fall of 2012 and I'm having a blast! I continue to dive because it's fun, it's unique, I meet lots of awesome people, and I want to improve my diving skills. Happy diving! :D
Stu Roy
Monrovia, CA
I am an instructor for PADI being certified as an Staff Instructor in the Instructor Training Course. I am also certified as an Instructor for NAUI as well as with DAN instructing Emergency Medicine for Scuba Divers, Advanced Oxygen Delivery and Aquatic Animals Emergency Medical Care. I am also a CPR with AED instructor. I started diving in 1972 and became an instructor in 1988. I have logged over 8000 dives and have instructed over 1000 students. I still get excited when first timers exclaim upon surfacing after their first dive "that was incrediblle". I have dove throughout the world and taught in the Cayman Islands for seven years before discovering Gabe and Ocean Safari some years ago. In the "other world", I am a Physical Therapist, licensed in California and have been licensed since 1963. Presently I specialize with knee and hip replacements seeing the patients in their homes after discharge from the hospital following surgery. My passion lies with diving where I feel in touch with the sea and actually feel more comfortable under water than in our natural environment..
Ggambo Lu
San Gabriel, CA
Ggambo was a lost, wandering street kid in Koreatown, Los Angeles who was born in early 2006. When he was four months old, he went on his first ocean excursion in the extremely rough Northern Californian waters. His job description at Ocean Safari is Public Relationship and Security Guard manager. He handles his job very well, but we don’t exactly understand why he doesn’t get along with mailmen. Other than that, he takes his job very seriously and is always eager to go to work. Ggambo has a lot of boating experience, but doesn’t go on local or overseas group trips due to species discrimination. He does, however, join the Ocean Safari Staff in as much of their personal expeditions as possible. Ggambo is a father of six kids with one lovely wife named Lulu. He rides a bike to work every working day and greets customers with love.
Summy Lu
San Gabriel, CA
The best advice someone gave me is to learn scuba diving. It's a life changing experience and I am still loving it to this day. Living beyond bounds, what can one person in the whole wide world could have asked for? Life on land is amazing, but life underwater is simply magnificent. Ocean Safari makes it happen for me.
Paul Petrunia
Pasadena, CA
I learned to dive with the awesome team at Ocean Safari in July '12 and have been addicted since. My favorite dives so far have been at San Clemente and Cortes Bank, but on our most recent trip to Catalina I was amazed by the clear waters and rich life in the kelp forest at Arrow Point. Diving the oil rigs is the perfect combination of my love of diving and architecture. Outside of California I've dived in Hawaii and Hornby Island, BC. Looking forward to diving the rest of the world.
Nan Wang
Monterey Park
I learned and certified form Ocean Safari in 2009. In last past five years, i have been diving with them almost every 2 weeks. Gabe and his team Andy,Thomas and Luis, they are very nice and knowledgeable, they can answer any questions i asked regarding scuba diving. They also take care me well even i certified, they are always around me underwater when i need help. Ooh, i also joined twice oversea trips with Ocean Safari, very good and unforgettable experiences. Best team,best scuba diving shop, must join.
JOHN L
Pasadena
What I love most about diving is that it takes you to another world where there is complete tranquility and yes, sometimes exciting adventure! Ocean Safari is truly a world class dive shop. Whether you enjoy diving in our backyard, the Channel Islands, or seek adventure abroad, the Ocean Safari Dive Team will provide you and your family with the training, experience, and confidence to make every dive trip a safe and exciting experience. Don't settle for less, come join Ocean Safari. -Life Is Not a Dress Rehearsal......
Rosie Lee
Brea, CA
I certified with Ocean Safari at the age of 14 and have loved diving ever since. In my 15 years of diving, I have only dived with OS. You can call me a diehard OS fan. I did my first overseas trip with Gabe in 2013 to Indonesia and LOVED it. Diving has given so much to me; friends, life long memories, a dive family, and the opportunity to see the world in a whole different way. I even met my best friend and dive buddy on one of my first dive trips, we have been diving together ever since and I was even there for her underwater proposal! Although I don't get to dive as much as I want to, I day dream about it all the time. Oh how I love the smell of wet suits and the bone cold chilling California waters. No really, I do. Some of my best adventures in life were with the Ocean Safari dive team. When you get a chance, as me about the hike and the bee hive, the coldest dive at San Miguel, the chase for hammer heads, how I survived a "shark attack", or the night dive in Indo where I learned to ALWAYS carry a dive knife. I received a new GoPro as a present last year and I hope to capture some amazing adventures soon. I currently work for Discovery Science Center as their Volunteer Services Manager and I am loving every single moment of it. If you have never been, hit me up! I have a Criminology, Law, & Society degree from UCI and am currently pursuing my MBA with a emphasis on organizational leadership. Once I get a breather from school my goal is to dive as much as I can. See you underwater!
David Chow
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David: An avid scuba diver with a Master Diver Certification An adventure traveler with a deep love for photography Has taken an array of photographic memoires from under the sea and up on land. Distinguished photography awards in 2013 and 2015: * MPSA - Master PSA (Photography Society of America) * AFIAP from FIAP (FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L’ART PHOTOGRAPHIQUE) * GPU CROWN4 from G.P.U. (Global Photographic Union)
Ralph Litton
Alhambra, CA
I am PADI dive master and have been a certified scuba diver since 1982. I have competed most of the PADI & NAUI specialties and make over 100-dives per year. I feel we are blessed here in Southern California with some of the best dive spots in the world. I enjoy boat diving in the Channel Islands, both North and South and have dived sites all the way out to the Cortez Banks and Northern Mexico. I also dive occasionally from the beach or Casino Point dive park. In my full time professional life, I work as Accountant in healthcare systems consulting completing my training at UCLA. I hope to dive with you soon! Thank you!
Eko [ek-oh] Chang
Temple City
Known as the quiet one, Eko has been with Ocean Safari Since 2012. Packed with big paws and a bigger heart, Eko is always greeting people with that smile of his. Although Eko is pretty fit, don't make fun of his weight because he's sensitive about it. You can catch him at the shop following Andy around so be sure to say hi.
Elliott Cheung
Westwood
I started diving in my first year of high school and started off in Ocean Safari. It's been almost 6 years and it is still the one of things I love doing the most. College has got me on a bit of a hiatus and all I can think of is "Damn, when's the next time I can go diving"
Ted Villa
Temecula
Ocean safari has been the best dive shop I have ever been with.i love to dive with people I know , and who know me. Hope to see you all on future adventures
Ivy Qiu
Male, Maldives
I love diving because I was enchanted by the mysterious underwater world and it is the only place that can satisfiy my adventurous and inquisitive mind; I enjoy it :) "Live, Laugh and love life" - Ivy Qiu
