I've tried sifting through prior threads to avoid asking a possibly redundant question, but to no avail.
I'm interested in taking this year off from school and using the time to immerse myself in diving. After looking into different option I have become a little bit confused by the hierarchy between Dive Master and Instructor. Currently, I am open water certified only. So, I would like a program that has a longer time-span that ultimately progresses to one or the other, without feeling like it is just a certification factory-vacation.
Since, I am not too familiar with diving or the South Pacific it has made looking into such things on the internet quite confusing with all of the excess hits that come up. If you have any personal experience with a similar program, or suggestions I would greatly appreciate narrowing down all on the options.
I have always wanted to go backpacking through SE Asia which is why programs in the South Pacific have appealed to me, but I'm open to suggestions for any tropical region, or warm climate.
Thanks!
-G
I'm interested in taking this year off from school and using the time to immerse myself in diving. After looking into different option I have become a little bit confused by the hierarchy between Dive Master and Instructor. Currently, I am open water certified only. So, I would like a program that has a longer time-span that ultimately progresses to one or the other, without feeling like it is just a certification factory-vacation.
Since, I am not too familiar with diving or the South Pacific it has made looking into such things on the internet quite confusing with all of the excess hits that come up. If you have any personal experience with a similar program, or suggestions I would greatly appreciate narrowing down all on the options.
I have always wanted to go backpacking through SE Asia which is why programs in the South Pacific have appealed to me, but I'm open to suggestions for any tropical region, or warm climate.
Thanks!
-G