What’sthenextmysteryyou’retryingtosolve?

Iwouldliketofindthelocationofcoastalprehistoricvillages.Theywerecoveredbywaterafterthelasticeage.Duringtheiceage,sealevelsweremuchlower.Manypeoplelivedonthecoastline.I’dliketodiscoverwhattheirlifelooked like.

Goodmanalwayscheckshergearbeforeshe dives. 

Whatarethreequalitiesthatanexplorerinyourfieldmusthave? 

Anexplorerneedstobeverycurious,noteasilydiscouraged,andopen-minded.Ifyouarenot,youmightnotseenewthingsthatarerightinfrontofyou.Yougettoofocusedonwhatyouexpectto see.

Whatarethreethingsyouneverdivewithout? 

Ialways,alwayshaveacamera—ortwoorthree—withme.Ialsoweararedbandana.It’satributetoJacquesCousteau,whoworeared cap.

Goodmanneverdiveswithoutherred bandana.

Goodmantakesnotesonaspecialwaterproof notepad.

ThelastthingthatIbringwithmeisanunderwaternotebook.Wecallthem“wetnotes.”Theyaremadeofpaperthatcangetwetwithoutfalling apart.

What’sthehardestpartaboutbeingan explorer?

Ithinkforme,thehardestpartofbeinganexplorerisleavingmyhomeandfamily.Still,it isfuntosharestoriesandbringunusualgiftstothemfromfaraway places.

Goodmanpreparesforanother dive.