Kevrumbo
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The most active tropical Scuba Club in the Pacific:Hey all thanks for the huge amount of replies! Lots of food for thought!!
Just to give a bit more background: I'm from the UK and did most of my learning and diving in Scotland ... actually all of it for the first 10 years of diving. Then spent a few years living and diving in Spain and now living in Thailand. The problem is that, while this is perfect for me (working in diving), it sucks a bit for my partner since she doesn't really dive.
Well, I say 'sucks' ... it's beautiful but after a few months it's now mind-numbingly boring for her since there's not much else to do here, so it's a rubbish long-term place for us unfortunately.
On the plus side, I have over 20 years IT experience (my 'real' job which I go back to regularly between diving jobs), so we're thinking a city where I can make good IT money (or rubbish dive center money) and she can work within her fields (teaching / recruitment and social work), but getting to the water's easy-peasy for me.
To be honest, the water can be cold (I'm very comfortable in a drysuit and very easy to please as long as I'm underwater), but we want a warm climate outside the water.
Cozumel and Australia sound good, but so does Singapore (bit of a surprise in this list) - could be good for an IT job for me, is it easy to get to the diving in Singapore?
Kwajalein Scuba Club
If you have the job qualifications and are a US Citizen (and have an active Security Clearance or can undergo a background investigation to obtain one) --you won't have to live like a Scuba Bum:
https://www.krsjv.com/Pages/CareersNew.aspx
For the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia, there might be similar job opportunities for UK Nationals. . .. . .If you are hired in "Unaccompanied" status you are provided with a single status Bachelor Quarters room similar to a dorm room or small studio apartment, with a private bathroom. You are also provided a meal card which allows you to eat at the island dining hall at no cost. If you are hired in "Accompanied" status you typically receive housing for you and your pre- approved dependents, but no meal card. There are no charges to the employee for housing utilities. Your only fixed monthly cost for living on Kwajalein is for your basic telephone service. Most employees work a standard 5 day/40 hour work schedule. . .