Theregomylifesavings
Port-vila, Vanuatu
Today, I arrived for the holiday across the world that I spent my entire savings from working during college on. I had a slight sore throat, and couldn't manage to equalise my right ear, aborting all my scuba dives. There goes $500 and my dream of being a scuba instructor. FML
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RetireEngland 24
If 500$ is your savings you shouldnt be on holiday..just saying
malait 23
Are you sure it was an instructor development course you signed up for? Usually it doesn't start with dives in open water and and 500$ also sounds too cheap.. Get a lot of rest and good luck on your future dives, equalising problems are the worst!
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malait 23
Are you sure it was an instructor development course you signed up for? Usually it doesn't start with dives in open water and and 500$ also sounds too cheap.. Get a lot of rest and good luck on your future dives, equalising problems are the worst!
evilplatypus 39
I don't think it was the instructor course they were signed up for but the introductory open water course. They just dreamed of eventually being an instructor.
zipJohn 16
I guess you could say you NEMO cash... Get it? Scuba diving... No? Okay I'll let myself out.
amayraniescobar 15
Hahahah
RetireEngland 24
If 500$ is your savings you shouldnt be on holiday..just saying
Vitani_Verci 24
Well also you have to consider the plane tickets and living expenses such as hotels and transportation. OP could have just been referring to the price of the scuba diving.
Kakapo4Ever 11
Yeah I think the 500 dollars was just scuba diving costs, which probably isn't anywhere near the cost of the whole trip.
thelittlem 15
I don't know if you're trolling or just stupid.
xx000o 27
The cost of living in Micronesia is way less than most of the "developed" world, add a 0 to the $500 and you get your equivalent vacation money elsewhere.
iluvpeanutbutter 22
Not quite true. Yes, the cost of living is lower (though this is rapidly increasing), but hotels cater to tourists, and are often pretty expensive. $500 is probably just for the scuba diving course, not for his whole trip.
Lilo4life 26
Well if you gave up after one sore throat and failed test there probably wasn't much of a career to be had for you.
PegLegRacing 34
Considering the amount of dives and training required to be a dive instructor, this is a bullshit complaint.
fpants2010 18
You only saved $500 in four years?
domolovesyoshi 33
Can you not comprehend what was written I'm pretty sure the $500 was for the scuba diving
Sagedrop 10
OP's name : Theregomylifesavings. I think its valid to assume that op did save $500 as life savings/ scuba diving lessons.
huotuotuo_fml 13
Don't worry, after college you'll be able to earn back your 500$ in no time, and by then you'll have no free time to travel anymore. It's called losing your life earning it.
littlekellilee 45
Why go to college at all if your dream is to be a scuba instructor? Also, aren't there classes in your area or in a nearby city to become an instructor? From what I've seen, scuba classes aren't ocean dependent.
huotuotuo_fml 13
For the vast majority, the "follow your dream" advice is a terrible advice.
petert71 10
You didn't already know you couldn't equalize before heading overseas? Poor planning on your part.
smallandroid 26
OP couldn't equalize due to the sore throat they had on that specific day, I'm assuming. They might clear their ears by swallowing.
UrinatingPandas 12
You shouldn't have spent all of your savings at once
sweetpotato301 7
They probably had to in order to pay for the trip.