After about another minute the burning became so bad that I had to get out of the water and get back into the boat. When I got on the boat I discovered that I had bruises on every inch of my body that wasn't covered by the bikini. I had been stung numerous times by a jellyfish. The captain of the boat, Chuey, a Mexican who spoke no English, poured this liquid substance all over my body and it immediately made the burning sensation go away. I knew then that when I got back into the water I would have to wear a wetsuit. Shortly afterwards, after recovering from the jellyfish stings, I put on a wetsuit, weighted vest, regulator, BCD, tank, fins and mask, all the essential equipment for scuba diving. I was quite nervous about going down, so the instructor, a man named Punk Potter (that's actually his name) went through all the steps while equalizing, breathing, and reassuring me that everything was going to be okay and that I would just