OP you posted this in a previous thread:
I am currently on a holiday in New Zealand and wasn't planning to dive here. I did my open water course in Koh Tao last year and I only have 5 dives to my name.
It is a long time ago and I can't set up my own equipment without help at this point. I am inexperienced, but I think I am still skilled enough to dive. A quick course to refresh would make things okay
I think maybe you should dive a LOT more before even considering becoming an instructor.
I think so too, and I would take a lot more time if I had any.
But by the end of november my backpacker lifestyle in New Zealand will be over.
I'll work for 2 months in Europe and the kick off a new travel chapter elsewhere in the world.
I wish it was free, but I have to find ways to support myself along the road
There are a few options for me to make money:
1) Stop travelling, stay in boring Belgium and have a stressful career in a depressed society (--> this prospect gives me nightmares)
2) Use my masters degree to work abroad. It's hard to find out what the exact options are, but I've been advised to try teaching in Thailand for a while. This is currently my preference. Not because I like teaching in foreign countries, but because I enjoy travelling and this is a way to do it while getting paid. Wages in Bangkok are fine, but they suck in other areas of Thailand. I don't know what to expect in other countries around the world.
3) play poker on the internet. I am a profitable online poker player and thought about doing it for a living a few years ago. But I felt so disgusted about people stigmatizing poker players as problematic degenerate gamblers that I took a long break from it. I don't enjoy spending a lot of time on internet, which is why I'd only do it part time if I give it a chance in the future
4) scuba diving.. but based on the cost of this and the time it would take, it's not a logical decision at this point
If anyone has different suggestions, please let me know about em.
It is all for the sake of travelling and not being involved in boring societies with people that work their ass off and don't explore what is out there in this world
If only I were a millionaire..