Making friends is a funny game isn’t it. Back home our relationships are established, secured. There is a lot of history and we just know what is what. If you meet someone new then awesome! I just love meeting new people and if they become a new friend, even better! This process though of meeting people, making new friends when you are in your established world is quite an organic and natural process. You don’t have too much to lose really. You already have friends, your life, and your history. If you do make a new friend then great, if not, then ‘meh’ you’re still good.

Throw yourself out of your comfortable little universe, where you don’t actually know anyone. You have to go out and create a new world for yourself and your family. It is a whole different game!
When you move, you pick up and leave that natural familiarity behind. You enter a new strange world. You need to figure out how to live, how to function in this new place. You need to find new routines and you need to form new relationships.

If you are a homebody you need to force yourself out to meet people. If you are a shy introvert, the new world is a scary place. If you are an over-excited extrovert you need to figure out how to balance your energy so you don’t freak people out.