Sick of the snow

[ktleggz]

I'm a 25 year old Canadian gal who wants to move somewhere in the Caribbean...who wouldn't! The Dominican looks like a great place to start. My problem is exactly where do I start. Where to live? Where to work? I stayed at a resort in Cabarete recently and the town seemed nice, but maybe too touristy? I don't want to be paying double the price for everything. Suggestions?

I know I need a job, but finding one seems to be a problem. I'm a Business Accounting graduate with plenty of retail experience as well as office experience at a research firm. Any help would be super!

Trina

[Ricardo900]

Originally Posted by ktleggz

I'm a 25 year old Canadian gal who wants to move somewhere in the Caribbean...who wouldn't! The Dominican looks like a great place to start. My problem is exactly where do I start. Where to live? Where to work? I stayed at a resort in Cabarete recently and the town seemed nice, but maybe too touristy? I don't want to be paying double the price for everything. Suggestions?

I know I need a job, but finding one seems to be a problem. I'm a Business Accounting graduate with plenty of retail experience as well as office experience at a research firm. Any help would be super!

Trina

You should visit "The Dominican" a few times before considering moving out here and between your visits, search and read countless threads on this topic.
Do you know Spanish?
Do you know any Dominicans in Canada?
Have you travelled to other countries?

[Enverswife]

Being aalone in a new country like the Dominican Republic you might want to stay in the more populated cities like the capatial, which offers all the aspects of city living in the caribean. Speaking form experince I have considered moving to a less populated town ( San Isidro ) and have encountered machete weilding hatians who live in the newly constructed homes which are waiting to be bought or moved into. Anyway being form NYC, I really wasn't afraid as much as upset that this man was yelling some things and pointing his machete to us and getting closer and closer. If not for the store owner interving( yes we were in a wide open colmado sipping presidentes considering our future out there) , the situation could have gotten really nasty because my husband was armed. And at that moment I thought what if I had been alone? Or worse what if I had been with my two boys?
As far as work is concerned Check out Adecco they are a staffing agency worldwide, and even have an office in DR. These are onluy suggestions of course but for instance the call centers in the country seem to pay pretty good salries and being Canadian you might also want to try The Candaian Embassy in Santo Domingo as a possible employer with great benefits...
Good Luck to you!!!

[ktleggz]

I've travelled a bit: nannying in the UK, travelling across Canada and vacationing in Greece, Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Mexico. Unfortunately I don't speak Spanish, but I plan on taking an intro class in the near future. I don't know anyone from the Dominican in Canada, do you?

Basically, I just want to find out more about other people's experiences living and working in the DR. Both positive and the negative. Suggestions and tips are welcome.

[ricktoronto]

That intro class will do it, all you need to work in an environment where nobody speaks English.

You are also missing the point, none to subtle that it is not called the Dominican. Just like here is not called the Canadian.

The pay is poor and you have nowhere near enough experience to make this move nor will you be employable.

[ktleggz]

Thanks for the brutal honesty. You sound like my father. I think I'll run to my room and cry now.
You're entitled to your opinion, I respect that.

[mountainfrog]

Originally Posted by ktleggz

....I don't know anyone from the Dominican in Canada...

Originally Posted by ktleggz

.... The Dominican looks like a great place to start. My problem is exactly where do I start.

Start at square one.
Learn the proper name of this country:
"Dominican Republic" or "República Dominicana".

m'frog

[bob saunders]

As usual, Rick is offering nothing of value.

[forkbeard]

Start at square one.
Learn the proper name of this country:
"Dominican Republic" or "República Dominicana".

You are also missing the point, none to subtle that it is not called the Dominican. Just like here is not called the Canadian.

Be nice, plenty of folks (both native Dominicans and Canadians) refer to the DR as "the Dominican".

[mountainfrog]

Originally Posted by forkbeard

... plenty of folks (both native Dominicans and Canadians) refer to the DR as "the Dominican".

Yeah, sloppiness rules...

m'frog