Not just sun and fun, eh?
Rubbish.
As the old saying goes: "Life's not just a game, it's
also a dance on roses."
Apart from that, and being London based but having spent a
fair bit of time down there ( 1 year out of the last 3, several
spells ), I'll subscribe to what has been said.
It's hard to help when one doesn't know which skills one
possess, but in any case it'll be very hard to find something.
I'm wrapping up an MA and I'm ok in 4-6 languages, but I've got
no illusions. I know others, a lot more skilled than me...doesn't
take much but still.., who also failed. Skills apart, the reason
they failed was because they didn't know the right people, imho.
So, a summer job that can cover your expenses would be very
hard to come by, and you'd have to actually be down there to
stand any remote chance.
What I can suggest/recommend is this: Assuming you have
enough funds to cover your stay from the beginning, go down
there for a couple of months or more during summer and check
the place out. It's a necessary requirement for any future
success and it'll be great experience in any case. You might get
something if you're lucky with who you meet, know how to sell
yourself and possess certain skills.. I'm short on all accounts.
There, you could also check out newspapers for jobs etc, as you
work on your tan.
Another thing is to find a place as a volounteer. There you won't
get paid but the working conditions might be better and you
might even meet people that can help you later. I used to have
a bunch of websites for people wanting others to work for them
without compensation, but I dropped my comp on the floor so
off went my bookmarks along with a fantastic run with Cambridge in Championship Manager3. However, there might be
something useful on
www.idealist.org for you, I'm not sure.
You'll probably love the place if you go, but for most of us mortals
UK will be the place you earn your money, and the DR is the
place you'll spend the sad and pathetic remains after the taxman
has had his share. Good luck to ye.