What’sthenextmysteryyou’retryingtosolve?
OneofthegreatestmysteriesthatIwouldliketosolveisthelocationofcoastalprehistoricvillagesthatweredrownedaftertheendofthelasticeage.Duringtheiceage,sealevelsweremuchlower—morethan61meters(200feet)lower,andmanypeoplelivedonthecoastline.Wedon’tknowverymuchaboutwhatthosepeoplewerelike—iftheybuilttownsorhowtheylived.Iamtryingtofindtheseancientsitesandunveilwhattheirlifelooked like.
Goodmanalwayscheckshergearbeforeshedives.Sometimes,repairsneedtobe made.
Whatarethreequalitiesthatanexplorerinyourfieldmusthave?
Ithinkanexplorerneedstobeverycurious,noteasilydiscouraged,andopen-minded.Curiosityisanobvioustrait,butopen-mindednessisalsoimportant.Ifyouarenotopen-minded,youmightnotseeinterestingandnewthingsthatarerightinfrontofyou.Youcangettoofocusedonwhatyouthinkyoushould find.
Whatarethreethingsyouneverdivewithout?
Ialways,alwayshaveacamera—ortwoorthree—withme.Camerastodayaresosmallandconvenientthatyoucanhaveacoupleonyouincaseonedoesn’twork.Ialsoweararedbandanatokeepmyhairoutofmymaskandasaminitributeto[oceanographer] JacquesCousteau [who wore ared cap].
Goodmanneverdiveswithoutherredbandana.ItremindsheroftheredcapwornbyoceanographerJacques Cousteau.
Goodmantakesnotesunderwaterwithaspecialwaterproof notepad.
ThelastthingthatIbringwithmeisanunderwaternotebookforwritingdowndepths,describingthings,orsketchingthingsthatIobserve.Wecallthem“wetnotes.”Theyaremadeofaspecialpaperthatcangetwetwithoutfalling apart.
What’sthehardestpartaboutbeingan explorer?
Probablythehardestpartofbeinganexplorerisleavinghome.I’malwayshappytobeoutexploring,butitalsomeansbeingawayfromfamilyandlovedones.WhenIreturnfromanadventure,itisfuntositaroundwithpeopleandsharestoriesandphotographsandsometimesunusualgiftsfromexotic places.
Goodmanpreparesforanother dive.