Gooch

My guest today went to Club Med St. Lucia as a teenager and thought that G.O.’s had the coolest job of anyone and that was his first contact with Club Med. He studied at Ithaca College and got certified as an instructor at Pro Dive in Ft. Lauderdale. An EXGO told him about Club Med, and he applied. He had a phone interview with Club Med, and they gave him all of one hour to decide! I would have needed only 30 seconds to decide, but that’s me! His first season was in Club Med Columbus Isle in 1996 as a Scuba Instructor, and he might be the only EXGO that I know of, who arrived on Christmas Day! Yes, he arrived on December 25, 1996! He then worked in Club Med Turks & Caicos three times (1997/1998/1999). He of course met his future wife in Turks and suggested to her father that they take the resort course with him, and the rest is history. Please help me welcome, from the Sunshine State, Jordan “Gooch” Gross! Gooch worked in two of my favorite villages, so we had a lot to talk about. The CDVs for his three seasons at Turks were Kevin Batt, LouLou, and MoMo. We cover many stories from these three seasons, including the one where Gooch saw his future wife at an arrival in Turks. We end the interview with some shout-outs, the things he misses the most about Club Med, and uncovering what a “Scuba Alarm Clock” is. Please enjoy your time with Gooch! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available to download on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Podchaser, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review at Apple podcasts.