I say if you need a card - get it cheap. Skills and knowledge cannot be absorbed in 5-10 days any way. So I would rather learn slowly from a mentor or a team while diving. There are so many divers having above an average diving skills, and a lot of people w/great experience which doesn't make them necessarily good teachers neither good companions for diving. Finding a good instructor is absolutely not related to the cost issue - you may find one cheap, or ridiculously expensive depending on their marketing policy. I would look for learning from not only good experienced and active diver but a person who I find easy and pleasant to communicate with and absorb knowledge from. And don't miss this - the whole process should be on realistic budget. If you cannot pay for (optional) instruction, or other expense related to the learning process such as a gear, gas, accommodation, transport, etc. then just be realistic - it is not going to work. I've seen some "super" instructors who are simply snobs and charging premium price selling "you gonna be elite diver" idea. Many people accept the challenge and it is just a psychological trap that especially well works on divers because by nature of the sport they like to face the challenge. Only later you w
ill realize that it was a BS. I think 2009 and 2010 will shut down a lot of unbalanced in terms of service-price ratio dive businesses which is a good thing, kinda like a brush fire. More mentoring less instruction.
ill realize that it was a BS. I think 2009 and 2010 will shut down a lot of unbalanced in terms of service-price ratio dive businesses which is a good thing, kinda like a brush fire. More mentoring less instruction.
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