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Postdoc Survival Guide

This survival guide is intended to serve as a local resource for incoming and current postdocs. The information presented in the guide are mostly individual opinions and does not reflect any endorsement by Scripps Florida.

Individual Development Plans (IDP)
http://www.scripps.edu/california/education/academics/idp.html

Housing
http://education.scripps.edu/current_students/housing_in_jupiter.php

List of Banks

List of Grocery Stores

English as a Second Language

Social Security Office
Local office
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps6z/FOLO/Controller
SSN application form
http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.html

Driving in Florida

Obtaining Florida drivers license PDF 
http://www.dmvflorida.org/palm-beach.shtml
http://www.flhsmv.gov/offices/palmbeach.html

“10 Steps to Buying a Used Car”
http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/10-steps-to-buying-a-used-car.html

Car Buying Tips
http://www.carbuyingtips.com/used.htm

Online buying Resources:

Local Transit
http://www.pbcgov.com/palmtran/maps_schedules/
Route 10 serves Abacoa area - http://www.pbcgov.com/palmtran/maps_schedules/rt10.htm

SOS insurance for international postdocs
https://www.internationalsos.com/en/index.htm

Schools and Childcare
http://www.greatschools.net/

http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/PublicAffairs/Information%20Directory.htm

General Information
http://www.freecycle.org/: The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,879 groups with 6,924,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free.

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