Jakob Justesen
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Hello here is a special one!
We are planning a trip from July 1 Aug 30 2013.
My boyfriend is so lucky to have spare education funds, but they run out SEP 1 2013. So basically he has around 4500$ he can use for a certified instructor course. So how much does it cost to go from AOW to OWSI, including ALL required materials, application fee to PADI, exam fees. Books, hotel and food!
The hurdle is that he has to have on paper a realistic schedule, and that when he is finished he must have a teaching license, and the whole package for him cannot cost more than the 4500$, and be finished before AUG30. Otherwise he will not receive any funding. So there can preferably be no extras! Flights are on his own dime.
The other thing is that I will be joining him, but as a poor Student I do not have the funds for diving every day for 2 months! I am a certified DM, so what are the chances that any center will hire a DM for just 2 months? I hope to share his single villa room, for it to become cheaper for me. So Full price for him and as many freebies for me as possible JI do not have to stay at the hotel the whole trip!
Ive looked over the different places to dive, and N Sulawesi looks like a good place. Ive checked the forums and 2fish divers out on Bunaken, seems like an option. What other options are there in the Sulawesi area?
I hope its much better than Thailand which was rather run down (Richelieu rock, was nice) compared to Egypt. He likes beautiful scenery with lots of fish of any size, and I love macro, but also being engulfed in fish.
We have dived Egypt multiple times from land and liveaboards, same with Thailand.
We are very open to suggestions, and not bound to any destination. Egypt is scorching 45+ degrees C, Australia quite expensive so where do two cocktail divers go then?
Cheers
We are planning a trip from July 1 Aug 30 2013.
My boyfriend is so lucky to have spare education funds, but they run out SEP 1 2013. So basically he has around 4500$ he can use for a certified instructor course. So how much does it cost to go from AOW to OWSI, including ALL required materials, application fee to PADI, exam fees. Books, hotel and food!
The hurdle is that he has to have on paper a realistic schedule, and that when he is finished he must have a teaching license, and the whole package for him cannot cost more than the 4500$, and be finished before AUG30. Otherwise he will not receive any funding. So there can preferably be no extras! Flights are on his own dime.
The other thing is that I will be joining him, but as a poor Student I do not have the funds for diving every day for 2 months! I am a certified DM, so what are the chances that any center will hire a DM for just 2 months? I hope to share his single villa room, for it to become cheaper for me. So Full price for him and as many freebies for me as possible JI do not have to stay at the hotel the whole trip!
Ive looked over the different places to dive, and N Sulawesi looks like a good place. Ive checked the forums and 2fish divers out on Bunaken, seems like an option. What other options are there in the Sulawesi area?
I hope its much better than Thailand which was rather run down (Richelieu rock, was nice) compared to Egypt. He likes beautiful scenery with lots of fish of any size, and I love macro, but also being engulfed in fish.
We have dived Egypt multiple times from land and liveaboards, same with Thailand.
We are very open to suggestions, and not bound to any destination. Egypt is scorching 45+ degrees C, Australia quite expensive so where do two cocktail divers go then?
Cheers