An Expat Talks about Living in I joined the Newcomers Club in my area. This is not the Welcome Wagon. Every member must be new to Canada within the past 2 years and we all help each other. It's marvelous! This is where those special life-long friendships are formed. Here's a few suggestions that are working for me: Take classes. Learn to play squash; join a running, rowing, or pickleball club. Get a part-time job doing something fun. Join a church, a knitting group, a soccer club. There are a million ways to put yourself out there. Just keep smiling and DO talk to strangers. (Don't listen to your mother.), Canada
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I joined the Newcomers Club in my area. This is not the Welcome Wagon. Every member must be new to Canada within the past 2 years and we all help each other. It's marvelous! This is where those special life-long friendships are formed. Here's a few suggestions that are working for me: Take classes. Learn to play squash; join a running, rowing, or pickleball club. Get a part-time job doing something fun. Join a church, a knitting group, a soccer club. There are a million ways to put yourself out there. Just keep smiling and DO talk to strangers. (Don't listen to your mother.)
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