hi, I've been doing a couple research regarding the cost of living in santo domingo, and I have a couple of questions. First, Im going to college at Florida International University for International Business and I want to go to school abroad for 6months to a year to experience something different & graduate with a dual degree of Unibe & FIU, and I want to attend Unibe for a couple of semesters.
I want to rent out a one bedroom apt. close to Unibe, maybe in the Zona Universitaria. Rent is around 450USD. I plan on living on Financial Aid Standford Loan (In Miami my college is payed for, and I believe that you cant receive Financial aid grants in Unibe, just loans?!?), most of my concern, is that I want to be able to get a job to pay for some of my expenses, so when I do come back to Miami I wont be in so much debt. Now, Im hearing from people that in DR getting a job is not easy even if is minimum wage. I do speak Spanish, and my work experience are retail, sales, customer service. I also have family that live in Santo Domingo, so my grandma can help me out with some food (Im not living with her because Im not going to have a car & she lives in Luperon) & my dad lives in Los Prados, but I would only ask for his help in case of an emergency (I dont have a close relationship with him).
I also have an aunt that can help me get a job, she works for like the 2nd top university in santo domingo & has connections with hotel management, but I want as much possibility as possible and Im not just counting on her references. The jobs Im looking for are hotets, call centers, customer service, any position at a university, teaching english; but Im really open to most jobs that are manageable.
thanks, and any advice whatsoever is really appreciated!!
I want to rent out a one bedroom apt. close to Unibe, maybe in the Zona Universitaria. Rent is around 450USD. I plan on living on Financial Aid Standford Loan (In Miami my college is payed for, and I believe that you cant receive Financial aid grants in Unibe, just loans?!?), most of my concern, is that I want to be able to get a job to pay for some of my expenses, so when I do come back to Miami I wont be in so much debt. Now, Im hearing from people that in DR getting a job is not easy even if is minimum wage. I do speak Spanish, and my work experience are retail, sales, customer service. I also have family that live in Santo Domingo, so my grandma can help me out with some food (Im not living with her because Im not going to have a car & she lives in Luperon) & my dad lives in Los Prados, but I would only ask for his help in case of an emergency (I dont have a close relationship with him).
I also have an aunt that can help me get a job, she works for like the 2nd top university in santo domingo & has connections with hotel management, but I want as much possibility as possible and Im not just counting on her references. The jobs Im looking for are hotets, call centers, customer service, any position at a university, teaching english; but Im really open to most jobs that are manageable.
thanks, and any advice whatsoever is really appreciated!!