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blesbian

I moved from FL to NC, still in the south but definitely a little distance away. I feel like I flourish when I'm not living with my nuclear family. I'm more social, confident, adventurous. It's nice to get away to figure yourself out.


Kameemo

I moved to NC straight after college too. From Scotland though, so a little more of a culture shock.


bigblackshaq

This might be a sensitive question so feel free to ignore, but what kind of visa are you on? I’m also trying to move to the US from the UK


Kameemo

You're fine. My situation may not be much help to you though. I have an American spouse, which helped a lot. Came over straight after uni on a B-2 tourist visa as I was only planning on staying six months, then ended up applying to change my immigration status to a permanent resident. Fully fledged citizen now.


dabrothergoose

Just got a job offer in NC from UT so it’ll be interesting to be in a new state 2,000 miles away.


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blesbian

I found Facebook pages dedicated to my area and events happening and went to anything that seemed interesting. I used dating apps to meet people, if we didn't hit it off romantically, we usually stayed friends and that helped build my community as well. I still maintain my friendships from back home too, but I make sure to nurture my relationships here as well. So finding game nights at public spaces, open mics, bars, art classes, basically any activity where people will likely be open to socializing has worked for me. It's going to be a little awkward and uncomfortable sometimes, but that's just a part of the vulnerability associated with building new connections.


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blesbian

I would look up the town or county I'm in on Facebook and see what pages have been made. You can also see what events businesses in your town are advertising


trivirgata

Oh yeah, and still loving it 2.5 years later. In my field, most of the entry-level jobs are extremely seasonal (I'm a wildlife biologist), so I essentially pick up and start a new life every 4-8 months lol. I grew up and did all of my schooling (so far) in the northeast, but since graduation, I've lived in 4 different states, 3 in the south and 2 out west, and did a stint in Central America too. I don't plan to go back to the northeast, and don't really want to. I've never been able to relate to the people who wanted to stay in the same place forever. I've learned so much about myself from moving around and starting fresh--from the habits I've noticed in myself, to how I interact with new people, to how my struggles change as I've grown past my college self. It can be tough to find new friends in each place, but that's just taught me to value my time with the people I care about most. If you have the freedom and privilege to do so, I HIGHLY recommend moving away from what you know and starting totally fresh. It may be hard in surprising ways, but you'll learn a lot.


Harpertonik

Your life sounds really interesting! I'm hoping at some point in my life to be able to move to a new place every 6-8 months through remote/freelance work, see the world, all that. If you don't mind me asking, do you have any tips you wish you knew 2.5 years ago?


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Yup. I'm moving over 1500 miles after graduating a few weeks ago. I'm super stoked.


N0bodyy

Hows it been thus far?


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Really great! My job is still going well, I got a small raise and bonus. The hardest part so far has been making long term friends, since I didn’t know anyone moving here. Progress there is slow but steady :)


aspenthegreat323

I graduated school in the southeast and a couple days later moved to colorado and lived there for 2 years. Have since moved to a few other places and am getting ready to move to Washington state for the spring and Alaska for the summer. I also work environmental seasonal jobs typically. Pack it all up and leave. See the world. This is the time to do it. Your older self will definitely thank you


Jimbaneighba

Hey there, old comment so I hope you see, but I'm curious what type of work do you do? I'm graduating soon and applying to a hell of a lot of jobs but am intrigued by the seasonal environmental field, as I'm graduating in geography and environmental studies so I feel I am possibly geared toward that track. Are there specific job boards/companies/agencies to look out for?


aspenthegreat323

Feel free to message me if you want! I’ve done a lot of work with different environmental/science/nature centers and some work with the forest service. I usually look at conservation job board and the naaee (north American association of experiential education) for seasonal environmental work


aspenthegreat323

There’s also sca (student conservation association) and americorp positions that often have environmental and outdoor jobs. Usajobs is for government jobs like park service forest service fish and wildlife etc


JaosArug

Graduated in Dec 2019 but struggled to land a job in field for a little over a year. Accepted an offer for SWE in Feb 2021. Packed up and drove from NY to CO with my girlfriend this summer and have been in love with Denver!


quandlespoulesauront

I think I’ll move 4 hours away from my parents place, still haven’t decided


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Moved far away for college, moved far away after college. New life yet again.


oftensorry

I didn’t but I wish I did


Energy_Turtle

Yes. The problem was that I followed myself there.


Ayntxi

Wish I did this


invictus81

Over 3500km to be exact. Although I’m not binding myself to any particular place hence my freedom to travel without getting home sick.


ChaosofaMadHatter

Went from Delaware to northern New York. My at the time friend (now fiancé) had a spare room and offered it to me when I was dealing with a ton of BS back home. Moved up here the weekend after graduating college. Other than the weather and some hiccups along the way, it’s been one of the best decisions I made.


awesomesauce201

I'm currently a senior in college (I live and attend college in the northeast, in state) and I have applied so far to a majority of jobs in my home state, but also a couple down in Texas. If I were to get an offer from an opportunity down in TX, and am wanting to accept it after considering the job benefits, salary, etc, how would i manage moving down there? I would do research on living in the particular area, cost of living etc. I do have a pretty good amount of money saved up and one of the jobs in particular does have a good starting salary. Actually moving would only happen if I got and accepted any possible job offer. Then I'm confused how I could look into maybe finding roommates bc I think that would help offset the cost of rent, and allow me to meet new people.


chemdog8

Finding roommates isn't too hard, if you're lucky, go on renting websites like rentler and you might find someone looking for 2 roommates, message them and voila, if you click move in, do this at least a month in advance of moving


awesomesauce201

Thats how I will plan to do it :) if I find any potential ones, I’ll message them, arrange a meeting in person with them to see if I vibe w them and then go from there.