I'm an American. I took a trip to the DR for the first time a week ago, and i met a girl there. She's a single mother (ex boyfriend knocked her up and left her). She works as a bartender, but doesn't make much money and when i met her, she was starting to prostitute herself to make ends meet. She lives in Santiago and has experience cutting hair and bartending, but no schooling or any other work experience. I would really like to figure out a way to help her, and thought the regulars on here might have some insight.
Now, i'm guessing that a lot of people will say that i'm being foolish for even thinking of trying to help her. I do understand that dominican women have ulterior motives for making themselves liked by foreigners. I also understand that if i help her, i shouldn't expect anything in return. Yet, i do feel like she's a genuinely good person who's trying to provide for her daughter, and i believe most of the things she told me about her life. So my question is, if you wanted to help someone in this position, how would you go about it?
Now, i'm guessing that a lot of people will say that i'm being foolish for even thinking of trying to help her. I do understand that dominican women have ulterior motives for making themselves liked by foreigners. I also understand that if i help her, i shouldn't expect anything in return. Yet, i do feel like she's a genuinely good person who's trying to provide for her daughter, and i believe most of the things she told me about her life. So my question is, if you wanted to help someone in this position, how would you go about it?