Do yourself a favor and get that CFI, go back to Riddle and teach for a year, especially now with the need for CFIs in America(specifically Riddle). Then with 1000+ hours you will be more marketable overseas, plus, if you play your cards right and network, you might find your way into a turboprop doing fire work or cargo very quickly. But do get that CFI: you are forced to really learn flying through teaching it to others, and you network along the way. Cautionary tale- i had a buddy that tried to go your route, found his way into a beat up old King Air carrying skydivers, but he just wasn't building time fast enough. He gave in, got the CFI, and now he has more students than he can handle. One more year and he'll be well past 1500 hrs.