Getting involved...MN (fit in, school, refinishing)

[ecg129]

Hey all,
I've recently moved up to MN and have one issue I'm finding hard. I'm in my early 20's ..in a relationship..not married/no kids and realize it's hard to find other young people to go out with. I'm female and hanging out with a boyfriend all the time eventually catches up with you. I was wondering what suggestions you may have for meeting people when you're new up here. I've explored the meetup.com option, but find that may be a bit too much (a big crowd...hard to fit in). I like sports, outdoors, and trying new things, but also work a 9-5 monday through friday that takes up time obviously. So, any help?

[whatever]

What things do you like to do? Go out and do them and you'll meet people like yourself. If you're outdoorsy join a paddling club.

Or just volunteer for something. I've done that before and you'd be suprised. I'm volunteering for the local fire department, it'll be about 10 weeks before I actually do anything real, but I'm sure I'll meet lots of good people while training and will eventually do something for a community that I'm really falling in love with.

Or go take classes in something you like to do. Art, Tai Chi, photography?


Just some thoughts

[JenLee]

Sign up for some classes, sport teams, activities through your community and school programs. Most suburbs and even Mpls have all sorts of activities: I've taken specialty cooking classes, furniture refinishing, and museum trecks through these over the years.

Then there's the volunteer activities: volunteer for anything you are passionate about (Sierra Club, Politics, church activities, etc). I've never had trouble meeting people that way!