Any move takes a little more consideration. There are many people who have moved to the DR successfully, and there are some who have moved there and regretted it. The ones who have moved and live there happily did the necessary preparations, and the ones who regretted it moved there without understanding the culture and how they would fit in it, and missed their families back home. I would spend some time there first...go see where you would be working and who you would be working with. The people who adjust best are people who understand and respect differences and adjust easily to new people and new foods and climates. It is kind of like a marriage...you have to love the other person warts and all, and make a commitment. It is a country with an interesting history and a potentially great future.