You can definitely make it work. What's the cost of living there? Probably the major thing is that you'll need to live much more frugally...not going out for dinner, drinks, movies, etc all the time, taking public transportation if you have to/have it, stuff like that. $8/hour sounds rough to live off of, but it's possible, and obviously would be easier if you made more.
The cost of living here isn't bad, but I don't think what I make is going to be enough. So I will have to start saving any way possible.
As far as saving, I pretty much have none, so that's why I gotta get everything together. Hopefully I will be able to have something substantial this time next year.