Building a new social life....
Feb 8th 2013, 10:49 am
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Building a new social life....
Hey,
Me, my partner and 8 year old son are moving from the UK to near Red Deer AB on the 9th March. We will be living just outside Ponoka with family.
I am only 28 and my partner is 24, I am am concerned about how I am going to forge a new social life and make new friends. I have seen that Red Deer has a decent nightlife, bars etc but have no idea how to go about meeting people and actually going out lol.
At the moment I only live 6 miles from my nearest town which has a reasonable level of nightlife, cheap enough for a taxi home blah blah but I realise Red Deer is quite a distance from where we will be living.
I have no idea what the social culture in CA is and whether people don't mind travelling for a night out or if it just isn't done!
Any tips??
If any expats live in this rough area, feel free to message me
Thanks
Me, my partner and 8 year old son are moving from the UK to near Red Deer AB on the 9th March. We will be living just outside Ponoka with family.
I am only 28 and my partner is 24, I am am concerned about how I am going to forge a new social life and make new friends. I have seen that Red Deer has a decent nightlife, bars etc but have no idea how to go about meeting people and actually going out lol.
At the moment I only live 6 miles from my nearest town which has a reasonable level of nightlife, cheap enough for a taxi home blah blah but I realise Red Deer is quite a distance from where we will be living.
I have no idea what the social culture in CA is and whether people don't mind travelling for a night out or if it just isn't done!
Any tips??
If any expats live in this rough area, feel free to message me
Thanks
Feb 8th 2013, 12:53 pm
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Re: Building a new social life....
look for "meet up" groups in your area for somethign that interests you
http://www.meetup.com/
http://www.meetup.com/
Feb 8th 2013, 1:13 pm
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Re: Building a new social life....
Join a sports team
Feb 8th 2013, 1:20 pm
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Re: Building a new social life....
Try volunteering or join an interest group (amateur theatre, sport, card game etc.)
Feb 8th 2013, 1:23 pm
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Re: Building a new social life....
Ponoka is famous for its rodeo sometime in July apart from that it is in the middle of nowhere..i would move to Red Deer
Feb 8th 2013, 1:50 pm
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Feb 8th 2013, 2:02 pm
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Re: Building a new social life....
Get a dog.
Feb 8th 2013, 2:28 pm
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Re: Building a new social life....
Feb 8th 2013, 2:44 pm
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Feb 8th 2013, 3:51 pm
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Re: Building a new social life....
Yeah we can, I was hoping for people my own age to go out to bars and clubs with though lol. I will miss a good night out....not that I do it often here but every now and then!
Feb 8th 2013, 4:00 pm
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Feb 8th 2013, 4:02 pm
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Re: Building a new social life....
Ive seen that Red Deer has quite a good few bars etc but I just dont know how to meet people my age 
Feb 8th 2013, 4:03 pm
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