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Dream jobs : Scuba diving instructor


How many of us have dreamed of doing what we love most and making that occupation ?
How cool would it be to live at diving resort locations and spend your work days scuba diving and spending the rest of the time living the resort life ? It would be like being on vacation full time!

I came across a post on Vagabonding blog about how you can make that happen.
Many diving schools offer a 6-month-to-one-year internship where you can get training as a diving instructor, access to fancy equipment and a private boat, (usually) a place to live and some meals, and a ready-made community of divers.
The post also provides a few links that might help you decide where to go, professional diving forums and message boards to check out, and how to apply.

Scuba instructors and dive leaders are in high demand at resorts all over the world. Diving has become a huge draw over the past decade, with vacationers seeking out new and more exotic dive sites.

Though, I am not quite sure if you can get into those internships with no experience at all. So, I would recommend to get at least PADI open water certificate.

Also, in my other post "The Most Adventurous Jobs", check out a site where you can find other cool jobs ( including scuba diving instructor positions).

2 comments:

Adayak said...

I love adventure, but for some reason scuba diving doesn't really call out to me. I've done snorkeling several times and enjoy that ... but doing down real deep kind of freaks me out. Maybe I have a fear of the bends.

ExtraHyperActive said...

Trust me, I had to overcome my own major fear of scuba diving.

I wasn't even certified the first time I did it with a couple friends, and almost drowned.

But in a class, you start in a swimming pool, it's totally safe and you get used to being underwater.

The feeling that you get scuba diving is unbelievable !

Also, check out my "Florida" vacation, where I tried "snuba"...