What’sthenextmysteryyou’retryingtosolve?
Iwouldliketofindthelocationofcoastalprehistoricvillagesthatweredrownedafterthelasticeage.Duringtheiceage,sealevelsweremuchlower,andmanypeoplelivedonthecoastline.Wedon’tknowverymuchaboutthosepeople.I amtryingtofindthesesitesandunveilwhattheirlifelooked like.
Goodmanalwayscheckshergearbeforeshedives.Sometimes,repairsneedtobe made.
Whatarethreequalitiesthatanexplorerinyourfieldmusthave?
Ithinkanexplorerneedstobeverycurious,noteasilydiscouraged,andopen-minded.Ifyou arenotopen-minded,youmightnotseenewthingsthatarerightinfrontofyou.Youcangettoofocusedonwhatyouthinkyouknowandwhatyouthinkyoushould find.
Whatarethreethingsyouneverdivewithout?
Ialways,alwayshaveacamera—ortwoorthree—withme.Thatway,Ihavebackupifsomethinggoeswrong.Ialsoweararedbandanatokeepmyhairoutofmymask.It’salsoatributetooceanographerJacquesCousteau,whoworeared cap.
Goodmanneverdiveswithoutherredbandana.ItremindsheroftheredcapwornbyoceanographerJacques Cousteau.
Goodmantakesnotesonaspecialwaterproof notepad.
ThelastthingthatIbringwithmeisanunderwaternotebook.Wecallthem“wetnotes.”Theyaremadeofaspecialpaperthatcangetwetwithoutfalling apart.
What’sthehardestpartaboutbeinganexplorer?
Probablythehardestpartofbeinganexplorerisleavingmyhomeandfamily.WhenIreturnhomefromanadventure,itisfuntosharestorieswiththemandsometimesunusualgiftsfromexotic places.
Goodmanpreparesforanother dive.