A South Carolina couple, Charles and Katherine Fritz who had frequently vacationed in Punta Cana decided to downsize by passing on most of their possessions to their children and chose to retire in the DR. But instead of opting for Punta Cana, they have rented an apartment with a view of the Caribbean Sea in Santo Domingo, the capital city. The couple teaches English and uses Santo Domingo’s central location to make frequent trips to beach and tourism destinations around the country.
“Certainly it has not been a perfect transition,” Charles told the US News reporter Kathleen Peddicord. “But any difficulties have been offset by the Caribbean breezes, the almost constant blue skies and the genuine warmth of the Dominican people.”
Read their story at:
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/on-retirement/articles/2016-06-02/one-couples-retirement-adventure-in-the-caribbean
