I have to admit, I've had a really hard time making friends in Phoenix. It was easy when I was abroad because expats stick together, but when your living in your home country it seems to be pretty hard. I'm trying to get involved in a few things:
1. volunteer, I'm planning on filling out and actually returning my application to volunteer at the Phoenix Museum of Art
2. Meetup.com, I've looking for a few groups, I'm thinking of looking into a beginner's hiking group or something like that
3. YMCA and other exercise classes, I'm getting into exercising so I might as well find similar people
4. Art...I have yet to find an art group, but I'm still looking
5. Fencing...fencing people can be a little strange, but it's worth a shot
The hard part is working at a job were I see the same group every day. It would not be as bad if I could relate to the people. But most have lived in Phoenix for a while and have there own little groups, which is strange because most of the people in I have meet in training and company functions are new to Phoenix. What happens is when I meet these people, I only meet them once and we lose contact. I do not hate the people I work with, but it's hard for me to relate. I would say 75% of them are over 40 and married/divorced with kids, the other 25% have no similar interest/we hardly talk or to make matters worst the two women who are my age and that I talk to are both pregnant and already have one child. So I feel very left out.
I'm hoping the volunteer thing at the art museum works out because I love hanging with artsy people and hopefully I can get to know more people at work and I'll try to volunteer more with company functions so I can meet more people.
Any suggestions on what to do to make friends in a new city?
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IMO you are doing right. You are looking for people who share the same interests. That's probably the best way to find new friends and I'm sure it will work out this way! :-)
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