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Making Friends in Rochester
I've lived in 7 states in the US. We moved to Rochester 2 years and 3 months ago and still have no one that we can really call friends. In the past we have had many people we've considered to be our friends and have socialized and traveled with many of them. My husband and I both work and come in contact with many people every day. We have become active in the community and have met many people. This move to Rochester has been an eye opener and very difficult for us. We have come to the conclusion that many of the folks we know here are natives and have a group of people they've known for their entire lives, going to school and working with many of them. Their friendships are long-established and they aren't in "need" of any new friends. Luckily, we have family members here in town, so we stay busy with them, but it's really not the same as having a group of friends with whom we could spent time.
I don't expect any results from this post, but I did want the readers to realize how hard it can be for new people coming to this city. Interestingly, we have heard the same sentiments from other transplants who have come here. Please try to reach out to someone new on occasion.
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Welcome, @jmichael! I am so glad you found the New Employee Connections group. While there isn't a lot of activity here yet, we hope this will serve your purposes of connecting with others. This group isn't specific to Rochester, but we do try to specify in posts where the discussions are most relevant when necessary.
I would highly encourage you to post questions here, or peruse the other groups (e.g., if you are into local restaurants or music, those two groups post things specific to locations). 🙂
Encourage others to join the conversation. Happy to have you at Mayo!
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1 Reactioni am a transplant too and I agree completely it is hard to make friends once you get out of college. Luckily I have a little girl who is very sociable and I have enjoyed meeting new mom's.
If you are looking to make some connections or want to get to know your colleagues outside of work and love the sport of soccer you could consider joining or creating a team this summer for the Arch Soccer League. See the attached photo for details.
Have you stopped by 125 LIVE to check it out? You would be surprised at how nice a facility it is and all of the things you can do while there. It is open to adults aged 18 and over. It has a wonderful fitness center, a heated indoor pool, in addition to multiple social activities such as Quilting, Photography, Genealogy, Woodcarving, Digital Photo Editing, Knitting, there is a Visual Arts Studio, Ceramics, Pottery, Cooking Class, and onsite and virtual volunteer technical support for all of your digital device challenges. Stop by and check it out: 125 Elton Hills Drive NW (adjacent to the Rochester Recreation Center).