Hi Sammy25
Thanks for sharing your story. I can really relate to your need to make friends in your new town having myself moved countries to live in Australia.
It is hard to make friends as an adult—everyone already seems to have their own circle—so right now it’s probably best to aim for making as many connections as possible and then working on a few relationships that might grow into friendships over time.
I know that I met a lot of people through my work and volunteer work. This was a fairly easy experience because we already started with a connection and shared interest. I do, however, remember that I had to put in the effort at the start to get the ball rolling.
Generally speaking in life, neighbours have often become my friends and people I can count on for support with little things (eg collect mail for me or water plants when I’m on holiday). If you don’t know your neighbours just go over and introduce yourself and then make time for a chat whenever you see them.
Joining sporting clubs and community centres or taking short courses are also other avenues to meeting new people.
Your town may also have a Facebook group and I recommend you join. This is an excellent way to find out about local events you can attend (if you don’t want to go alone you could offer to help with the event).
I hope this helps in some small way.
Kind thoughts to you
