Meet our newest team member - Gede and his Dog!
Name: I Gede Swasme
Also known as: Gede, Made, Rongo or Swasme - we just call him Gede!
Age: 27
Started diving: 2015
Fun fact, Gede has the friendliest and cutest dog who he is very close to. He enjoys introducing him to new faces!
Gede is our newest team member. He started diving in 2015, completing his Open Water and Advanced Open water courses through PADI. He has been diving on and off since then and as of April 2018 he is a Bali Dive Cover!
After school, Gede was already interested in the tourism around Amed and Tulamben and started working on the beach renting snorkeling equipment and taking people out on snorkelling tours. He was passionate about improving his English and would talk to anyone and everyone about anything!
A few years later, along with working on the beach, he got a job at Wawa wewe (a bar in Lipah) serving drinks and entertaining customers with his elaborate stories! He continued working there until the drama with Mount Agung in 2017 meant that many local businesses closed down.
He also got the amazing opportunity to learn how to Scuba dive with a friend who is also an instructor. He passed his Open Water course and almost immediately afterwards he continued with his PADI Advanced Open Water course - he then wanted to dive as much as possible and took part in many fun dives which were taking place.
In April 2018 after Mount Agung had calmed down alot and the tourists started returning. Gede realised that he wanted to turn his huge passion for the ocean and everything diving related into a career. He saw the opportunity that Bali Dive Cove is a new company and thought he would have something to offer. He has already completed his EFR course with us, will shortly be a rescue diver and will begin his Divemaster training later this year.
Gede is already very popular with the guests and we are very excited to continue working with him over the next few years.
In his free time, Gede enjoys spending time with his puppy, playing guitar and singing (he has quite some talent!). He enjoys meeting new people and constantly improving his English skills.
Who cant resist those smiley faces! Come and say hello to our newest members!