Monica is from Barcelona. In 2008, after 12 years working as a software engineer and digital designer she decided to change her life and started a long trip along Latin America. But her plans got ruined when she arrived to Utila (Honduras) and took her first breath underwater.
Yes, I know this start is suspiciously similar to Javi’s profile. Javi is Mònica’s husband and his journey is very similar. There are differences, though. She is an EFR instructor trainer and a full cave diver in addition to PADI Master Instructor.
She has been managing dive centers and live aboards in Mexico, Egypt and Spain so she provides her business expertise to our professional training activities. That educational angle expands our scope beyond PADI limits. It does not cover just the diving aspect, it is designed to make our students understand the industry as a whole.
Safety, quality, environment and ethics are Mònica’s main values and her teachings always incorporate these important issues. She does not want her students to be only great diving professional, she wants them to have the respect for the environment, the local communities and for each student to be filled with integrity and self-worth..
Mònica always works to involve the local community, as well as her students, in the care for the environment, joining and promoting efforts to create the awareness we need to take proper care of our planet.
She enjoys teaching any diving course, always inventing new and imaginative approaches to make them more interesting and effective. Other than diving, movies, live music, smiling and laughing are her favorite hobbies