Oh man I can totally relate. When I came to Oz by myself as a backpacker at 26 I quickly made a bunch of friends at hostels and share houses . Unfortunately after a year I had decided to stay while they all moved back home. I was pretty much alone in a new country while at the same time losing touch with my friends from Calgary. It was so hard to make friends. While I met a lot of people through work and other activities it always felt like I was an outsider in a long established friendship group.
Eventually things turned around and now I have a handful of good friends met through work or my wife. Still nothing like my friend group from Calgary but it’s something. My advise would be to put yourself out there at work. Eat lunch with your coworkers, go for after work drinks, and join the social club. You’ll eventually find someone with similar interests. Also hit up the dating apps. You’ll at least have a social life that could eventually lead to a relationship and introduction to a new group of friends.
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