Having spent three years living in Micronesia this Earth Watch Institute Volunteer Dive Program for Truk Lagoon in Chuuk caught my eye and drew me in. Having had the opportunity to explore the beauty of Micronesia both above and below the water I know this would be an amazing volunteer experience for those with a sense of adventure and a love of diving and travel. Earth Watch Institute takes volunteers of all ages. Their site lists the age range of this project from 18 to 90.
Volunteers must show medical proof of good health and have scuba certification with two years diving experience. Volunteers live in apartments five minutes from the dive site and live in groups of three. The working group typically consists of 5 to 9 people and from what I saw on the site the trips are generally thirteen days in length and are offered several times per year.
 The cost of the trip is listed at $2,646 with fellowships available to defer costs. Honestly having lived in Micronesia and paid the airfare back and forth several times over if this trip is inclusive of airfare this is a steal. I paid upwards of $1,500 just for airfare and this trip includes diving in Truk lagoon to assist with preserving the natural and heritage attributes of the Truk lagoon. It also includes accommodations and food for the volunteers. This sounds like an amazing adventure and opportunity to learn more about the history of the island of Chuuk, in the Federated States of Micronesia while diving the beautiful waters and doing something wonderful to preserve the history found there.
Flickr photo: Chuuk Micronesia, Truk Lagoon By: j cator photo’s