Togalive
Contributor
Hey everyone!
I took a trip to Bonaire last year, and I was absolutely amazed at the diving culture I got to experience. Now, a year later, I am in the final month of my PADI Dive Master certification and have accrued various other certifications including becoming an AAUS certified Scientific Diver so I can further my love for diving and hopefully share it with others as well.
My purpose for posting here, is to ask you all (the locals and those who are more familiar with the Caribbean than I) where the best place to DM over the 2012 summer might be? While I am not intending this post to be a job search post, I am trying to gather information about local dive centers and potential employers.
What I am looking for is a dive center where I could work over the 2012 summer in a friendly, customer-centered locale. I am hoping to find a place where I could dive at least a few days a week, while also participating in other duties such as helping run a shop or lead dives. I am a very safety-orientated diver, trained in both recreational and AAUS scientific diving in the rough, cold conditions of California's North Coast. Friendly, experienced in customer service, and confident in my diving abilities I'm hoping to find a shop/dive center that has a family feeling to it.
My biggest concern, is that I am a student during the academic year (September through June), and that means that I have to earn some money each summer in order to continue paying for my education. So I'm hoping I can find a shop that appreciates a hard worker when they see one, and could help me meet that goal by the end of the summer.
What are your thoughts? Do you know of any good shops which routinely hire quality DM's during the summertime? I'd be happy virtually anywhere
Thanks!
I took a trip to Bonaire last year, and I was absolutely amazed at the diving culture I got to experience. Now, a year later, I am in the final month of my PADI Dive Master certification and have accrued various other certifications including becoming an AAUS certified Scientific Diver so I can further my love for diving and hopefully share it with others as well.
My purpose for posting here, is to ask you all (the locals and those who are more familiar with the Caribbean than I) where the best place to DM over the 2012 summer might be? While I am not intending this post to be a job search post, I am trying to gather information about local dive centers and potential employers.
What I am looking for is a dive center where I could work over the 2012 summer in a friendly, customer-centered locale. I am hoping to find a place where I could dive at least a few days a week, while also participating in other duties such as helping run a shop or lead dives. I am a very safety-orientated diver, trained in both recreational and AAUS scientific diving in the rough, cold conditions of California's North Coast. Friendly, experienced in customer service, and confident in my diving abilities I'm hoping to find a shop/dive center that has a family feeling to it.
My biggest concern, is that I am a student during the academic year (September through June), and that means that I have to earn some money each summer in order to continue paying for my education. So I'm hoping I can find a shop that appreciates a hard worker when they see one, and could help me meet that goal by the end of the summer.
What are your thoughts? Do you know of any good shops which routinely hire quality DM's during the summertime? I'd be happy virtually anywhere
Thanks!
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