This is the eighteenth installment in my weekly series, called the Friday Five. In this series, I’ll tell you about five random things that I love, whether they be books, travel, music, movies…or whatever. So without further ado, 10-14-2016’s Friday Five!

1–Dry Suit Scuba Certification. I conquered a couple of fears in the last week…I got my dry suit certification for Scuba Diving with Heartland Scuba and SDI, and I dove in Sandy Channel. It was a big step for me. You can see the graduation photo here.

2–The Northern Lights. I really, really want to see the northern lights. This week, I was especially inspired by a couple of posts at Atlas Obscura and A Dangerous Business Travel Blog about the Northern Lights. This is definitely on my bucket list!

3–Scuba videos. Our friend Ron Johns shot a great video in Cozumel while diving. You can check it out here.

4–Mars. I read this post on what happens if someone dies on Mars. It reminded me quite a lot of the book (and movie) The Martian (which I wrote about in my monthly reading recaps here). Fascinating stuff.

5–Bob Dylan. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature. I love his music, and certainly believe that he’s deserving of this award for those song lyrics.  You can read more here, or listen to some of his greatest music here.