to Blonde Kitty,
You work hard in Canada and have a good paid job,
so I would guess you have some savings.
take that sum's Total, take away the rate for a Backflightticket and what You would need to start again back in canada, as Your Emergency backup, take away the cist for your ticket to come down here and some extrabucks for the first days at a cheap Hotel/Motel/Cabana while searching a Room/Appartment, the Plan B.
so with the rest of Your Savings we come to Plan A.
devide the Rest of available money by 12(months) and you know your monthly Budget available for You for a 1 Year's Time Period.
that available Budget is the decider to let you search for a decent Beachfront appartment in Punta Cana for $2000.-US per month or for a 5000.- pesos Shack somewhere else.
You are here and You have 1 Year to find a decent Job that pays your Bills and Appartment and Food etc etc etc.
if you mange to reach that point after the year You can stay, go on working and go on with your lifeexperience gathering while your job pays your Bills.
what happens If You loose Your Job or get Sick??
I don't know,
maybe you wanna take away some Backup Money from the Budget for such ocurrances, too.
I don't know anything about Your available Budget,
but in case there are just a few thousand Dollars on the Bank and nothing else,
then the Adventure may not last long.
good Luck
Mike