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But honestly IMO it’s too soon for you to get into a divemaster internship program, and I'd be very weary of any shop that would allow someone with 19 total dives to enter into one.
Yeah, I think I agree. You also make a good point about the financial aspect. If only diving weren't such an expensive passion....
It sounds like the best thing for me to do would be to scrap the DM internship and just dive as much as I can when I'm down there. If go with my own equipment and am smart about finding work to fund my travel/diving, I think that I can turn this into a chance to gain lots of experience and hopefully meet some awesome people along the way. Then, next year or sometime after that, I can reconsider going pro.
Thanks again for all of the advice and info. I'm so glad that this community exists.