Shop when possible in street markets or major chain supermarkets. Take care of your belongings and safeguard your travelers checks and cash. Losses from carelessness are difficult enough at any time. They are even more unhandy abroad and pick-pocketing is universally common. To live in a foreign country, you will have to learn to use a new currency, which you can purchase with U.S. dollars, travelers checks, and the like.
Exchange rates can flucuate daily.
It is not recommended that you carry large amounts of cash with you. Traveler's checks are the safest and most convenient way for carrying your money. Be sure to keep a separate record of the serial numbers of your traveler's checks. It is best to have three copies of these. Should the checks be lost or stolen, you will need to have these numbers available in order to obtain a refund.