Laura Studarus

Laura Studarus is a writer, traveler, and tea drinker. Her first time in the open ocean was in 2023 during a PADI Mermaid course—which she expected to challenge her comfort zones, not change her life. (Spoiler: it did!) Since then, she’s gotten her Open Water and Advanced Open Water SCUBA certs, jumped into the water in six different countries across the world, made new friends both on and off the boat, and fallen madly in love with manta rays. 

• Freelance writer featured in publications like: BBC Travel, The Daily Beast, Lonely Planet, Wired, and Shondaland.
• PADI Advanced Certified Scuba Diver
• PADI Advanced Certified Mermaid
• Maldivian Manta Ray Conservation Diver