zyntherius
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I've been travelling for 3 years now, doing casual jobs in between to support myself.
I have a masters degree but don't look forward to starting a stressful career with it. Society expects me to do that, but I don't care what most people think and I have no problem with moving to the other side of the planet on my own.
In Koh Tao, I did my open water course and met loads of dive intructors.
Maybe my perception of life as an instructor is a bit out of line, but I can't help thinking they have an amazing life that isn't very stressful.
A girl in the local hostel mentioned a diving school in central America, which I won't mention by name over here to respect their privacy.
I contacted them and asked how much time/ money it would take to go from open water diver to instructor.
Is this a good question to ask myself at this point or should I take it much slower and not even consider making diving a part of my life?
I have only 7 dives of experience so far and don't even know if I could handle diving every day. It's probably not realistic either to go from rookie to instructor in just a couple of months.
They gave me an extensive reply by email, stating that from open water diver to instructor would take aprox. 2 months of intensive training.
Course fees + gear rental + cost of living would be between $8000 and $10000
That is a serious part of my net worth, being a recent uni graduate/ backpacker without a proper working history.
Should I take classes at a slow pace with bits and pieces, or did other instructors here make a $10 000 decision as well?
How long did it take you to go from open water diver to instructor? How much money did you spend on it on the road?
And when did you realize that becoming an instructor is the career that brings joy to your life?
I have a masters degree but don't look forward to starting a stressful career with it. Society expects me to do that, but I don't care what most people think and I have no problem with moving to the other side of the planet on my own.
In Koh Tao, I did my open water course and met loads of dive intructors.
Maybe my perception of life as an instructor is a bit out of line, but I can't help thinking they have an amazing life that isn't very stressful.
A girl in the local hostel mentioned a diving school in central America, which I won't mention by name over here to respect their privacy.
I contacted them and asked how much time/ money it would take to go from open water diver to instructor.
Is this a good question to ask myself at this point or should I take it much slower and not even consider making diving a part of my life?
I have only 7 dives of experience so far and don't even know if I could handle diving every day. It's probably not realistic either to go from rookie to instructor in just a couple of months.
They gave me an extensive reply by email, stating that from open water diver to instructor would take aprox. 2 months of intensive training.
Course fees + gear rental + cost of living would be between $8000 and $10000
That is a serious part of my net worth, being a recent uni graduate/ backpacker without a proper working history.
Should I take classes at a slow pace with bits and pieces, or did other instructors here make a $10 000 decision as well?
How long did it take you to go from open water diver to instructor? How much money did you spend on it on the road?
And when did you realize that becoming an instructor is the career that brings joy to your life?