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Originally Posted by Adamson520
I second everything above. Get out in your new locale... even if it's to find a good walking/hiking/biking trail. Try out a few grocery stores (and talk to the customers when there! Tell them you're new in town and ask them for their shopping advice. You'd be surprised how much people want to talk about food shopping!). Try two or three different routes to work (if feasible) and see what sort of businesses/amenities/churches/whatever on the way to and fro. Try out a couple charitable thrift stores - to find someplace to donate in the future, and/or to find some charitable group you might be interested in joining. Meetup groups, Facebook events, anything and everything. Check out the local attractions and amenities. Watch the local news and subscribe to the local paper. Find out what's up, what's going on this weekend, and who's doing whom.
Yes, it's a bit of a struggle and yes, it's more difficult than inertia, but a bit of an investment up front will reap rewards later.
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I agree. My job has always been mostly telework (3 days a week until the pandemic) except the first year. The first year I lived right near my office and while there were some positives to the area like good hiking/walking trails, it didn’t do much for me otherwise. I am in Chicagoland and one thing I did that helped me feel more comfortable with the city was join the Chicago Architecture Center, which at the time offered free walking tours to members all around the city. I moved my second year, joined the nearby suburban hiking group and started taking pottery classes and generally enjoy it. I did not end up buying until I’d been here 3 years and generally had a good idea of the areas I’d like to live long-term.
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