move?

this is random, and so i didn't know where else to put this question.

But,




Has anyone here ever just moved away, by themselves?



i mean, with a lot of planning or no planning at all, just moved out of your current city/state/ COUNTRY to another place, where you didn't know anyone?

very random, yes.

if you know anybody who did this successfully, i mean moved somewhere, on their own, and got settled in a new location where originally they didn't know anybody.....any tips and advice and things?

thanks!

 

I've been gathering up the nerve to do that very thing for quite some time now, lol

 

Keep an open mind, diversity is what makes life interesting. People aren't all bad, but there are some to watch out for. A lot of people are willing to help, if you are willing to help yourself. You just can't be afraid. Afraid to talk to people, afraid to face challenges. Fear is what keeps a lot of people down.

 

me too.

 

yeah, sure i've done it quite a few times. just put aside your inhibitions, and be really outgoingsy for the first bit, you'll meet lots of people. weed thru until you find the ones you want to hang out with. and you've really got to have your intuition on full blast, listen to your gut, blah blah

i've moved across country with no job, no place to live, no friends, etc, and everything just falls into place really nicely. it helps to have a bit of money put aside for the first couple of months, but yeah, it's fun.

i always say that you cant ~really~ experience a place unless you've lived there for a year.

next time i go on an adventure, i'm taking a leave of absence from work and going to new zealand for a year.

where are you thinking of moving to?

 

Another thing, most public libraries that I have been to have free internet, so you can keep in touch and let everyone know how it is going. Most everyone here is happy to give advice and opinions, some will even help you out, if you need

 

Give it a try. You only live once...

 

If you mean like going to India, Mars, Saturn, Italy or some other place - no. If you mean like taking my furniture and changing address - yeah.

 

Ye Only Once

Until You Live Again And Again I guess ive watched to many reincarnation movies *go fluke*
Anyways just chill dont let time track you down.
And dont forget there's allways a good pub in every town rum n coke

 

Yeah, I've done it, but I didn't have much going for me at that time.
Hey ^ topcat, :sunglasse .

 

real? how far away? i mean, to another country, or state?

myself, i can't really decide. sometimes i wish i could try living in a different country, other times, just getting out of this state sounds just perfect for me.

 

hey thanks man, that's nice to know

 

haha that's funny you say that. i lived in italy for 4 months (study abroad) and was seriuosly considering doing a second study abroad in Bangalore, India! but then i didn't because it would just prolong my graduation.

 

really? is that why you did it? i don't have anything stopping me from moving, that's why i want to. if any thing, i have things that are causing me to want to move, to get out of here.

did you have fun, i mean was it worth it?

 

Yes,

I went to a ski academy in high school not knowing anyone there at all.

After I graduated college I moved to Ohio not knowing anyone there at all. From there I moved to West Virginia and then Maryland, not knowing anyone in either of these locations.

In December I moved to Maine, not knowing anyone here.


I really don't have any tips or advice other than make sure the place you are going has activities that you enjoy with the possibility of meeting new people to share them with. It took me six months in Ohio to feel comfortable, not home sick and develop friends. I spent 14 months and West Virginia and for the most part was never all that happy there and didn't really develop ties. In Maryland, within three weeks I had established some friends, two of which I still consider some of my best friends today. In Maine it took me about three weeks, but that was aided by the fact that one of my brothers friends lived here and he was gracious enough to show me around.

Moving somewhere on your own can be very scary, but it also can be very liberating and force you to try new things. In three out of four situations where I've done so in my adult life, the later has been the case.

 

Nimh,

that's awesome! seriously,that seems like it would take a lot of guts. have you done it a few times? different countries? or just different states?




i am thinking right now that i would like to live in Albuquerque, NM. i live in OHio right now, well i always have, so, i'm very antsy to get out of here. i've never been to NM though, don't know naybody there or anything.

but other dreams of mine are to move to Brazil, or somewhere in Central America for a while. I"ve lived in Italy also, for 4 months, wouldn't mind going back. but i don't speak the language well so really i think right now i am limited to English speaking places.
so realistically, the best place iwould want to end up (for the next few years at least) would be new mexico

 

awesomeness. where in ohio? i live there now, i'm trying to get out of here! haha. what brought you here? a job? that's really cool that you have done so much living in different places. that must make for a very exciting life. what is it that brought you to move, did you just get used to it enough that you felt like it was no big deal, or that it was fun?

 

Little fact about Ohio, it retains its population more than any other state. When I was moving there from Vermont I read that and found it to be true once I was there. Most people I met there were from Ohio and they also had zero intention of leaving.

If you're thinking of going overseas, I say go for it. I can close to doing so when I was 29 - New Zealand specifically. Well, not exactly close, but was very much intrigued by it. I found out that after age 30 it became very difficult to move there and numerous other foreign nations unless you either had a lot of money and were willing to invest it somehow in that nation or had a specific work skill that was in need.

If I were 21 again with no ties, I'd definitely move overseas for awhile. Sounds like it would be a great adventure.

 

I lived in Athens, Ohio. It was a job that brought me there. I work in the hotel business, so that has enabled me to move around quite a bit, which has been great. It's allowed me to meet so many interesting people and visit cool places over the past ten years or so.

Now that I'm in Maine though, I'm ready to settle and set up roots here. This is the eleventh different state I've lived in and I'm hoping that its lucky eleven. I love it here and don't wish to move again, but who knows we all got bills to pay and sometimes you just need to move to where the work is.

 

that's smart. i am thinking ishoudl find out some job that i like doing that would enable me to move around a lot too. of course it would be challenging to move somewhere without money, not knowing anybody. but i don't have much money saved up right now so i would have to get a job really quick, once i moved somewhere.