So I know the question is extremely impersonal, and I'm basically prying into the lives of a bunch of strangers, but the reason I ask the question is because I have been thinking about moving to the DR fulltime for a couple of years now, and don't see how I'd be able to have a career in the country. I'm a first generation Dominican-American. My parents were both born and raised in the DR, and didn't come to the states until they were both in their mid 20's. I speak fluent Spanish, as it's the language I spoke at home growing up. ALL of my family lives in the DR, and I visit 2/3 times a year for 3 - 5 months each time. The only thing holding me back from moving there fulltime is I still haven't finished with school (I'm finishing my junior year at Columbia university this year.) I'm double majoring in Economics, and Political Science. I don't see how any of these two particular fields would help me finding a job in the DR that is well paying. I've been thinking of applying to law school, and getting a JD with a heavy emphasis on a career in international law as that seems like it'd probably be more fitting. But my curiosity has gotten the best of me, and I'm dying to know how some of you guys just pick up and move to another country and are able to maintain decent employment. I know a lot of the posters here are are bit older and probably were able to make such a move with money saved up, pension plans, or w/e the case may be, that wouldn't apply to me as I'm 21 years old and the only money I have saved up is beer money for the weekends =(