Hiking and Diving
I went hiking again today and it was by far the most beautiful day thus far. Plus Alison came along. Too bomb.
I spoke with someone who graduated the scuba diving school I'm looking at today. She just started six months ago and she's pulling in about $5,000 a month, which is great starting pay. Plus after about two years with a diving company you move up and you're making about 150% of what you make initially. I could live very well on $7,500 a month, especially considering when you're off shore your room and board is taken care of.
However, her hours are a lot crazier than I thought. She is offshore for about two months at a time, and then she gets two weeks off. Two weeks off is great, but two months away and having little contact with my friends would be hard. She said she loves her offshore time though, so maybe it is some fun. Also she's working twelve hour days seven days a week. Yikes. It would be fun to write a lot of letters with friends by hand though.
My main concern: how the heck would I establish any kind of meaningful relationship if I'm gone for two months at a time and on land for only two weeks?
I spoke with someone who graduated the scuba diving school I'm looking at today. She just started six months ago and she's pulling in about $5,000 a month, which is great starting pay. Plus after about two years with a diving company you move up and you're making about 150% of what you make initially. I could live very well on $7,500 a month, especially considering when you're off shore your room and board is taken care of.
However, her hours are a lot crazier than I thought. She is offshore for about two months at a time, and then she gets two weeks off. Two weeks off is great, but two months away and having little contact with my friends would be hard. She said she loves her offshore time though, so maybe it is some fun. Also she's working twelve hour days seven days a week. Yikes. It would be fun to write a lot of letters with friends by hand though.
My main concern: how the heck would I establish any kind of meaningful relationship if I'm gone for two months at a time and on land for only two weeks?