ScubaDoo83
Contributor
I've got a decent paying job in IT but I absolutely hate going to an office everyday. I am thinking of taking a year or two off to go overseas as a scuba instructor. Here's the situation:
- I'm 30
- Have some savings (outside of retirement)
- Currently obtaining my OW (bought all my own gear, premium gear)
- No wife, kids or mortgage
- Payments for student loans will start in a year or so (no other debt)
- I'm in the midwest with limited diving options (and winters)
- I could supplement my income online using my technical background
So I have a few concerns about how exactly I can go about doing this including:
- How can I move into an instructor role as efficiently and quickly as possible? (Which school? Where? How long?)
- Could I make enough as an instructor overseas to live, pay my loan monthly and save (even if just a little)?
I love the outdoors and the water, am outgoing (don't get hung that I'm IT) and love adventure. I'd really like to see this goal come to fruition.
- I'm 30
- Have some savings (outside of retirement)
- Currently obtaining my OW (bought all my own gear, premium gear)
- No wife, kids or mortgage
- Payments for student loans will start in a year or so (no other debt)
- I'm in the midwest with limited diving options (and winters)
- I could supplement my income online using my technical background
So I have a few concerns about how exactly I can go about doing this including:
- How can I move into an instructor role as efficiently and quickly as possible? (Which school? Where? How long?)
- Could I make enough as an instructor overseas to live, pay my loan monthly and save (even if just a little)?
I love the outdoors and the water, am outgoing (don't get hung that I'm IT) and love adventure. I'd really like to see this goal come to fruition.