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- From: atovorni@engr.UVic.CA (Andreas Tovornik)
- Subject: Re: Are you a Young Transplant?
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- Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
- References: <74341@apple.apple.COM>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 07:57:19 GMT
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- In article 74341@apple.apple.COM, stef@Apple.COM (Stef Jones) writes:
- >schroede@bnlux1.bnl.gov (gary l. schroeder) writes:
- >
- >>how many of you
- >>reading this are recent college grads that have accepted that High
- >>Paying Job that you went to school for in the first place that is
- >>located somewhere other than where you were either (a)raised,
- >>(b)schooled, or (c)would like to be? Have you become involved with
- >>someone that you met since you moved to said location?
- >
- >I spent my first four years after school living somewhere that I didn't
- >really feel was my home. Although I managed to develop a social network
- >there, I was pretty much unremittantly single the whole time. After
- >I moved somewhere where I felt at home, my love life and my social life in
- >general improved dramatically.
- >
- >The point of this is, unless you really love your job, don't stay somewhere
- >you don't like, any longer than necessary. It can affect you in subtle ways.
- >For example, I'm convinced that if you don't like where you live, it can be
- >harder to get involved with someone because you may subconsciously have one
- >foot already out the door, and may be trying to avoid the possibility of
- >being tied down to that place.
-
- Too true. The place where you live affects your attitude. I lived in and around
- a scummy city for most of my life. Every time I went away looking for work
- and living in places like Labrador or Northern Quebec(Cree territory...COOL!)
- I felt as if I was waking up out of a long sleep. Moving west was the best
- decision of my life!!! :+)
-
- >>How did you
- >>meet, seeing as how you were in a new area where you had no friends?
- >
- >The first place I lived, I met most of my friends at work, and through them
- >eventually met other people. I also met some folks by following up on a
- >a flyer I saw in a bookstore seeking people for an activity I was curious about.
- >
- >When I first moved to the Bay Area, I made most of my friends by
- >taking classes and workshops that interested me and following up on
- >contacts made there. I also made friends by getting to know a couple
- >of folks who were 'social hubs,' who had lots of people around them all
- >the time and who liked helping their friends get to know each other.
-
- Yeah, socializing is easier in new surroundings, *grin!*
-
- >One of these folks also introduced me to the net, which I've found is a
- >great way to make friends...although if you're not in an area where lots of
- >folks have net access it's probably not the same.
-
- You can say that again. :+(
-
- >The abstract is: engage your curiosity and follow up on things that
- >interest you or that you like. If you don't have a lot of friends to keep
- >you busy, then maybe it's a good opportunity for you to take some workshops
- >or explore some activities that you've never had time for. That will
- >probably lead to additional contacts if you make an effort. For example, if
- >it's a music class, you can get folks together outside of class for
- >practice sessions. Also, talk to people whereever you can, and follow up
- >on their suggestions for activities.
-
- There was a beggar in the street asking passersby for some coin this morning.
- I flipped him a quarter and had a great 15-minute chat. Noticing the little
- unexpected things always makes life more worth living, IMO. :+)
-
- >--
- >Stef I may look calm, but beneath this cool exterior
- >stef@apple.com is a churning iceberg ready to explode.
- > --Mixed metaphor hall of fame
-
- dreas See the screw slowly turn around,
- See it sink in without a sound. --Curved Air
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