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Moving to a new town
I've held off posting about this for a few days mostly because I wanted to give it some time.
I recently moved to a new town for graduate school. I'm not in yet, but I'm where I want to be and I see the best way of getting in is to take some classes in the department, meet people and take some time off from the read deal. So I've got that part down. I know why I'm here and what I need to be doing.
The part that I don’t have what I am to be doing while I'm not doing the school thing. I put in job-apps and a few places and I'm waiting the here back so again, I've got that part down. What I don’t have is the social thing.
I'm a shy guy. Never been much for the 'bar since' or into clubs. I'm a coffee shop pub sort of guy. I also am coming from a small college where before you start classes your 1st year you get moved from group to group meeting people. It's dumb, but in the end you know lots of different people and have a solid base for finding friends.
Well now I'm on my own for the 1st time in a new city in a new state, and I don’t know where to begin. I've talked to a few people sitting at a bar in a nice brew pub over a beer getting asking about different things to do and see, but nothing that is ever more than that.
At this point I'm sort of lost for what to do. Does anyone have any advice?
Also, if anyone is from or lives in Iowa City - do you have any tips on places to hang out?
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