In this week's episode we explore the career opportunities in one of the most glamorous industry - Scuba diving. We have a special guest Marcel Van Den Berg - PADI Platinum course director, my scuba diving mentor and a celebrated voice in the diving industry in his own right. He is going to talk about what it takes to become a scuba diving instructor in today's world. What are the opportunities available and what it takes to be a superstar instructor in a competitive environment. He also throws some light on what are some of the myths to stay away from, throwing some light on why is attrition so high and the possible challenges you will encounter while embarking on this journey. For the adventerous listeners who are thinking of offbeat career choices, do listen to this podcast for some insider perspective and what it takes to make the cut.

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In this episode of the podcast we talk about "Alien Encounters of the Lembeh Strait". I had recently visited the northern part of North Sulawesi in Indonesia. While this name might not ring a bell with lot of Indians, there is a place called as Lembeh straits which is host to a number of alien creatures very endemic to this region. In the scuba diving world, this is one of the bucketlist destinations for all the under water photographers and marine life enthusiasts. Witnessing some of the most weirdly shaped creatures up close and personal was a surreal feeling. It made me feel like Charles Darwin on a journey of learning about the evolution of life. Tune into this latest episode of The bucketlist project to listen about 5 such special encounters I had. Please do subscribe if you liked what you heard. You can further follow my Bucketlist Project journey:

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Today's topic of podcast is "2023-The year I discovered my relationship with water". This is a very personal journey of catharsis for me. Water - an element found in abundance on our planet, yet I stayed away from it out of fear for large part of my life. Finally I had a moment of awakening and decided to overcome this fear of open water . The journey to get here was fearful, took lot of hard work and the end result felt like an accomplishment I can be very proud of. 2023 is the year I discovered by relationship with water and it was for the great. I am thankful I traversed this path and now have gained a lot more than I can imagine. Please do listen to the latest episode and subscribe if you liked what you heard. You can further follow my Bucketlist Project journey:

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Today's topic of podcast is "Balancing Life, Work and Travel - Is it possible?". I will be having candid chat with 3 successful individuals who have aced the equation of work, life and travel. We will discuss things like Work life balance vs Work life integration, What are some of the secrets to get answers to this hotly debated topic and their origin stories in terms of becoming what they have as we see them today.

The podcast guests are distinguished individuals in their own field. Their story is very relatable to every middle class Indian who built their careers brick by brick and at the same time are prime examples of a growing aspirational Indian who wants to be globe trotter :

1. Vandana Rangarajan - Managing Partner at 360 one, Harvard Alum at the age of 37, mother of Twins and Avid traveller with a country count of 23.
2. Vivek Sivaraman - Sr Engineering manager, Amazon veteran for more than 10 years, Certified Rescue diver, Father of a boy and a country count of 25.
3. Ajith Sowndararajan - Director of Product Design at Flipkart, Advisor in the startup ecosystem, Avid motor Enthusiast, father of a girl and a country count of 18.Please do listen to the latest epsiode and subscribe if you liked what you heard. Follow my Bucketlist Project:In Pictures: https://www.instagram.com/shankar_srinath/In Tweets: https://twitter.com/Shankar_Srinath

Today's topic of podcast is "embracing a digital nomad lifestyle - an Indian perspective". I have Pratibha Parthasarathy - Entrepreneur, Youtube artist and Carnatic Educator joining in this episode to talk about an umbrella of topics under digital nomadism. We will cover what are the latest trends in digital nomad scene around the world, what it takes to become one, how the odds stack up for Indians etc. We also speak about our own experience pursuing this lifestyle and how we planned for it. If you have been curious about this lifestyle and ever considering pursuing it, then do listen to this podcast to hear our story. Follow my Bucketlist Project:In Pictures: https://www.instagram.com/shankar_srinath/In Tweets: https://twitter.com/Shankar_SrinathFollow Pratibha's musical journey:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoxGuru/Insta - https://www.instagram.com/voxguruofficial/?hl=en

Today’s topic of podcast is The Bucket List Lifestyle and how it has influenced me. I will talk about my journey with the origins of the Bucketlist Project - A passion project I have put together as my life mission to pursue over next 10 years. This is a special episode for me as this is the first time I am attempting a public discourse on my life journey. Will be sharing how it all started, why I chose this path less trodden and who are the people who helped me get here. This will probably be your first glimpse into my very private life till now and most importantly where I am at this phase of my life.

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