Hy Guys!
I'm new in the forum and just a regular diver since 2016 with approx 250 dives, mainly in Asia and Egypt.
I'm 42 years old and from Austria. My wife and me have now decides that we will take the time to dive deeper into the matter and take our divemaster courses and following that the idc, starting June or July 2024. Therefor we will take some time off so we don't have to rush through. We also already have all the requirements for the Divemaster Course fulfilled. After the courses we plan to work in the Industry for some years. And yes, we know bout the financial situation and don't have the idea to get rich and famous.
We would prefer padi for the courses, not because we are huge padi fans but that opens the option to crossover to ssi more easily and cheaper than the other way round. Does that sound reasonable or do I miss anything here?
We, of course, speak German and English fluently but wouldn't be able to work in any other language.
Our main focus was SEA up to now, but we would surely also consider (pretty much) anywhere else in the world, as long as it is pretty warm. We did enjoy diving in the Austrian lakes in Dezember while it was snowing heavily but don't really need that every day.
Now comes the tricky part: Where should we take the Divemaster Course. Right now we see several interesting options and just can't decide where to go.
1. Bongo Bongo Divers in dauin, philippines: We already dived there some years ago and loved the center, the people and the muck.
2. Gili air, indonesia: We've already been to Bali, trawangan and gede, so we know we love the region and the people, but don't really need the party live on trawangan. Also there would be an option to take ddi courses on gili air.
3. Bigger operators: we thought about starting with some bigger operators like scuba junkies (we really liked them in kk and mabul), Euro Divers, prodivers,... The advantage could be, that starting to work as an instructor could be easier.
4. Sri lanka: We have never been there but friends of ours (both scuba instructors) worked there and just loved it.
5. Pretty much anywhere else, as long as we are convinced we get really good education and it feels right.
We don't really want to go to comodo. Weve been there twice and absolutely enjoyed the dining and the education would surly be great! However, we can't imagine living I labuan Bajo for 2 month and would absolutely prefer a house reef, so we can dive (more or less) limitless at any time.
We would very much appreciate any thoughts on the topic and for sure any tips on what to consider!
Cheers,
Jakob
I'm new in the forum and just a regular diver since 2016 with approx 250 dives, mainly in Asia and Egypt.
I'm 42 years old and from Austria. My wife and me have now decides that we will take the time to dive deeper into the matter and take our divemaster courses and following that the idc, starting June or July 2024. Therefor we will take some time off so we don't have to rush through. We also already have all the requirements for the Divemaster Course fulfilled. After the courses we plan to work in the Industry for some years. And yes, we know bout the financial situation and don't have the idea to get rich and famous.
We would prefer padi for the courses, not because we are huge padi fans but that opens the option to crossover to ssi more easily and cheaper than the other way round. Does that sound reasonable or do I miss anything here?
We, of course, speak German and English fluently but wouldn't be able to work in any other language.
Our main focus was SEA up to now, but we would surely also consider (pretty much) anywhere else in the world, as long as it is pretty warm. We did enjoy diving in the Austrian lakes in Dezember while it was snowing heavily but don't really need that every day.
Now comes the tricky part: Where should we take the Divemaster Course. Right now we see several interesting options and just can't decide where to go.
1. Bongo Bongo Divers in dauin, philippines: We already dived there some years ago and loved the center, the people and the muck.
2. Gili air, indonesia: We've already been to Bali, trawangan and gede, so we know we love the region and the people, but don't really need the party live on trawangan. Also there would be an option to take ddi courses on gili air.
3. Bigger operators: we thought about starting with some bigger operators like scuba junkies (we really liked them in kk and mabul), Euro Divers, prodivers,... The advantage could be, that starting to work as an instructor could be easier.
4. Sri lanka: We have never been there but friends of ours (both scuba instructors) worked there and just loved it.
5. Pretty much anywhere else, as long as we are convinced we get really good education and it feels right.
We don't really want to go to comodo. Weve been there twice and absolutely enjoyed the dining and the education would surly be great! However, we can't imagine living I labuan Bajo for 2 month and would absolutely prefer a house reef, so we can dive (more or less) limitless at any time.
We would very much appreciate any thoughts on the topic and for sure any tips on what to consider!
Cheers,
Jakob
