Hi DR1ers,
I just got back from DR after not visiting the country for 3 years and I was completely bored out of my mind. I think I am starting to lose my love for the country; I just don?t know anybody and I would really like to have friends to hang out with but unfortunately I?ve never had the luxury of having a big family in which I could go out around the ?barrio? and just socialize.
I don?t want to feel like a foreigner in my country. I am fluent in the language, I know the history and culture better than most Dominicans living in the island, and I?ve traveled a lot of the country and even been to places few Dominicans have been. I feel so disconnected with the place that I even visit DR1 less and less.
Anyway, I was wondering if you guys recommend any study abroad or internship programs. I would like to have friends my age and although I?ve tried to meet people on facebook it just seems weird; most people don?t like to discuss politics or Dominican society as in-depth as I do and I?ve been censored and had some verbal bouts in some of the groups I?ve joined.
What type of companies offer internships in DR? What are good study abroad programs? To be more specific I am interested in internships in the fields of business administration and/or economics.
P.S. I know that these type of topics spring up periodically on the board, but I want the most up to date info.
I just got back from DR after not visiting the country for 3 years and I was completely bored out of my mind. I think I am starting to lose my love for the country; I just don?t know anybody and I would really like to have friends to hang out with but unfortunately I?ve never had the luxury of having a big family in which I could go out around the ?barrio? and just socialize.
I don?t want to feel like a foreigner in my country. I am fluent in the language, I know the history and culture better than most Dominicans living in the island, and I?ve traveled a lot of the country and even been to places few Dominicans have been. I feel so disconnected with the place that I even visit DR1 less and less.
Anyway, I was wondering if you guys recommend any study abroad or internship programs. I would like to have friends my age and although I?ve tried to meet people on facebook it just seems weird; most people don?t like to discuss politics or Dominican society as in-depth as I do and I?ve been censored and had some verbal bouts in some of the groups I?ve joined.
What type of companies offer internships in DR? What are good study abroad programs? To be more specific I am interested in internships in the fields of business administration and/or economics.
P.S. I know that these type of topics spring up periodically on the board, but I want the most up to date info.