Hi there! I just made the move all the way from Atlanta, GA to Washington DC (well, actually Rockville, MD right next door), it's Day 2, and I can certainly commiserate with feeling lonely. Where do you live?
I am lucky in one sense, I do know of friends of friends who live in the area who have asked that i get in touch once I'm settled, but I feel sad because I'm leaving so much that was familiar back home. Also, it's hard to be in a place that's not organized yet (boxes everywhere), and I'm also far away from someone I was quite close to back in ATL. It was my therapist back home, a male who was my age with with whom I had an exceptional professional and somewhat personal connection with.
Anyway, just wanted to write and share that in a sense you aren't alone in the way you're feeling. I have been brainstorming on ways I can meet people, have you done the same? I was thinking that work will be an obvious avenue, then I'll meet friends through the friends of friends I'll meet, but more proactively-- I plan on researching organizations in the city I can join. Also, there is www.meetup.com which is a great site for meeting like-minded people in your area.
If you're anywhere close to me now, maybe we can even meet up!
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Date: 2009-08-01 01:17 am (UTC)I am lucky in one sense, I do know of friends of friends who live in the area who have asked that i get in touch once I'm settled, but I feel sad because I'm leaving so much that was familiar back home. Also, it's hard to be in a place that's not organized yet (boxes everywhere), and I'm also far away from someone I was quite close to back in ATL. It was my therapist back home, a male who was my age with with whom I had an exceptional professional and somewhat personal connection with.
Anyway, just wanted to write and share that in a sense you aren't alone in the way you're feeling. I have been brainstorming on ways I can meet people, have you done the same? I was thinking that work will be an obvious avenue, then I'll meet friends through the friends of friends I'll meet, but more proactively-- I plan on researching organizations in the city I can join. Also, there is www.meetup.com which is a great site for meeting like-minded people in your area.
If you're anywhere close to me now, maybe we can even meet up!