jridg
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As far as languages go - the Chinese/Japanese are great suggestions - I would also throw out Russian as a possibility as we are seeing more and more these days. It really depends on where the desire is to work.
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Where are you seeing Mandarin/Cantonese-speaking divers who aren't also fluent in English? I'm not seeing any here in Hong Kong, never met one in my eight years in Singapore, and I haven't met one in the Southeast Asian region, despite having traveled it pretty extensively. The Taiwanese divers I have encountered all spoke English well, but it is admittedly a small sample size. Japanese, on the other hand, is a good suggestion. There are a lot of Japanese divers and they often either don't speak English or prefer not to.Japanese and Mandarin/Cantonese would also be helpful both in the near future (teaching Japanese tourists) and further forward looking future with the boom of the Chinese economy. We will always see demand for multi-lingual instructors in a foreign travel based industry.
This thread might interest you:I haven't seen this when I've searched for it and am "locked out" of the going pro section so here goes. My 3 kids (15, 14, 12) are all OW and will be getting AOW and then Rescue this year. I would love for them to have a year (or 2) off between high school and college to go off and explore the world before all of the dreaded adult responsibilities start. We have all agreed that a diving career would be a perfect way to do something fun, see the world, and earn a bit of money along the way. So here's my question....will they have more employment opportunities as Dive Masters or as Instructors? Thanks for any input