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Originally Posted by Bunk
One thing that always mystifies me is when people say things like "there's no culture in Calgary" - but don't actually take part in the cultural elements the city does have to offer. Calgary's a city of 1.1 million people, there's always something happening, sometimes you might have to dig a little to find out something intersting for you that's going on but it's there.
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+10 to this post.
For all it's pitfalls (sprawling suburbs and bad weather) Calgary is still one of the best cities in the world to live in. It drives me nuts to hear people that constantly complain that there's no culture in the city, when the only thing they're willing to do is go to the local Boston Pizza for beers on Thursday. (not that I'm saying that's all that the OP is doing). It's a vibrant and growing city, but it's only that way if you take a chance and get involved.
One of the things I would strongly suggest if you (OP) are bored with the city is to completely step away from your current circle of friends. It sounds like you've spent a good portion of your life in the city, so I imagine you have a good chunk of friends that you've known for years. So I'd suggest getting involved with a volunteer opportunity or take a chance with a new job. That might help change things up.
From my experience the late 20s and early 30s are some of the most awkward times. Everyone around you is getting married and setting up roots. Friends are changing and becoming very family-centric as they start setting up roots. And to be frank their lives are going to be far more boring.
One of the easiest ways to get out and move to another city would be to look into doing a masters or ph.d in engineering. My wife decided to start her masters and that was the impetus for uprooting our lives and heading to Washington. We love our life here and it's a fantastic city. But in all honestly nothing will take away how much we love Calgary and we would be back there in a heart beat if the city could just fit our professional goals a bit better.