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I am new to Raleigh and having trouble finding things to do. Any suggestions? Oh, I'm a single lady in my late 40's and work as an accountant at a large firm. Everyone at my new job is either really young or married with kids (plus I'm not big on socializing with people I work with.)
What kinds of things are you interested in? People are very complimentary of meetup.com for finding kindred spirits, but tell us what kind of activities you're looking for (card games, sports leagues, knitting groups, theatre, music, etc) and someone here will probably know of a group for it but hard for people who don't know you to recommend "things to do" without knowing what kind of person you are.
Welcome to Raleigh, dzdcfz, although it sounds like you're having a little trouble settling-in.
Like Francois says, what categories of activities are you looking for, or what do you enjoy? For example, indoor vs. outdoor, active vs. relaxed, mental vs. physical, group vs. solitary, organized vs. spontaneous, etc. What are some examples of things that you would like to do if you knew where to find them? Or things that you have enjoyed doing in other places you've lived in the past? Are there things you've tried doing or places you've tried going in Raleigh that you haven't enjoyed? If not, why not? That would help narrow-down your criteria so that we can try to help you find things to do.
Not a whole lot of fun things to do in this area. Certainly no night life. As you mentioned this is really more of a bedroom community for married people with families. Beach is about 1.5 hrs away but they really don't have much to offer like Florida beaches.
If you are an outdoors person you may like the hiking trails, bike riding, camping but otherwise this area is really lacking if you're a big city person or come from an area like California or Florida which has many more metro areas and attractions.
Good luck!!!
We'll be moving out as soon as our youngest child completes high school in 2 yrs. CAN'T WAIT!!!!! Florida here we come!!!!
As another single mid/late 40's female accountant I also suggest Meetup. While I can't say I've made any close friends through Meetup yet, it does get you out of the house and doing things!
Thanks everyone for the good suggestions. Basically I am pretty introverted but I do like to go to dinner, read, explore the area. I took the Raleigh Trolley ride last summer and it was great. Raleigh has so much history. I work hard through the week that on weekends I like to relax. Can anyone recommend any special meetup groups?
I would look for small groups if you really want to get to know people. I had good luck with a card playing group----very friendly. Unfortunately I had to drop it due to my work schedule.
Just go to the Meetup website, enter your zip code, and they will show you 'trending' meetups which means activities that are schedule for the next week or so.
Thanks everyone for the good suggestions. Basically I am pretty introverted but I do like to go to dinner, read, explore the area. I took the Raleigh Trolley ride last summer and it was great. Raleigh has so much history. I work hard through the week that on weekends I like to relax. Can anyone recommend any special meetup groups?
dzdcfz, I would add to the suggestions that others have made about the value of Meetup.com and similar resources on the internet for locating group activities in the local area that may be of interest to you. In my experience, I think that Meetup has some limitations and drawbacks, but it certainly can be a good place to start for that kind of thing.
But beyond that, I'm still not sure I'm understanding what kinds of "things to do" it is that you're looking for. You still haven't said much about what kinds of things you like (or dislike) doing, or what you've been looking for but unable to find in the Triangle. In your second post, you said only that you "like to go to dinner, read, explore the area" and that you "like to relax." That seems pretty general and vague, and I would find it surprising if you've been having trouble doing any of them in the Triangle. Going to dinner simply requires a restaurant or other food service establishment to dine at, and I think this area has a wide range of interesting and worthwhile dining options, from the casual to the fairly fancy. Is there some kind of food you're having trouble finding. Reading, obviously, is pretty straightforward. Are you looking for libraries or book stores? And exploring is the simplest of all, since all you have to do is just to leave the house and go somewhere, either by car, on foot, by bicycle, by bus, or some other means, and see what you find. I think this area has a tremendous number of interesting places to explore, including urban, suburban, and rural settings. If you'd like some specific recommendations of places or destinations that might be of particular interest for exploration, I or others will be happy to help, if you give a better idea of what kind of exploring you have in mind.
If you are a reader, consider joining some book clubs - they abound in the area. Try going to Quail Ridge Books for a list of book clubs they host. They also bring in tons of authors for in-store readings and signings.
You might also want to follow Andrea Weigls' News & Observer blog "Mouthful" for different food events in the Triangle. Every so often they have foodie "meet-ups" that is a good chance to meet people. Met some great people who are now friends in our first few months here when we heard about a food blogging dinner at Piedmont. Very easy to bond over great food.
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