Thank you both for your advice! And for the volunteering web page, i couldn't find it somehow.
After scanning more and more info's across the web I think I'll give Alumni Village a try, at least for the firsts months. The rent is low and roaches seem to be common in FL, pest-controls usual. Plus, the other accommodations do not look much better and Alumni Village it's 1,5 miles from campus, maybe 20 minutes by bike.
As for mobility, well I do not yet know if my budget will allow to buy one car that doesn't fall apart . I've been looking and you possibly should spend $2000 for one that actually moves. Adding between $400-$800 for 6-7 months insurance (http://www.geico.com), depending how big the car is and how many persons will be driving it. Leasing could also be an alternative. Gas is not that expensive, something about $0,51 per liter. I'll give that some thought in the next couple of days. It would be surely great to have one to explore the area. I've also planed to do the drivers license there, it costs $20 and shouldn't be hard to get. If you want to have the tests drop me a line. As an alternative to a bike a scooter could be also nice, at least for the city itself.
