oceancrest67
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One more from me.
Having read the posts of Lee and Oceancrest above it is easy to see why these guys havent actually DONE the careeer dive professional thing.
You have to have the attitude and some degree of luck for it to work out longtime, but so long as you buy yourself a return ticket t the outset and dont do anything stupid what can go wrong?! Yes by all means find out the cost of living and the pay blah blah blah but at the end of the day the people who make this work are the ones who actually buy that ticket and get on the plane! Lets face it, if you arent in the USA or Canada then you wont be living in a tent in some woods somewhere there, now will you?
I made my career out of my hobby and am having a ball, I also havent paid for dive in years or had a second job. I also have never worked back home as an instructor, cant afford to, cost of living is too high!
All IMHO....
Be careful my dear friend when making assumptions about others...not to toot my horn too loud...I am a DM and technical diver with cave and wreck certifications...I have even dived one of the most remote wreck sites in the world...Bikini Atoll...now closed to diving. I love my hobby... as you well know...different strokes for different folks to where and when people move and shape careers...whether out and about in different parts of the world or at home base.
Instead of following the PADI instructor routine and agenda, I decided to go the technical diving route...as you already know when you purchase your first dry suit...diving gets expensive...talk about cost of living. Sheesh.
I am happy that you are having a ball. I am also happy doing what I am doing. I gave up jacket style BCs and wearing a snorkel long ago.
Cheers.