How to build a whole new adventurous, fun, community based life at 32M?

Posted by typeshhhhhh@reddit | expats | View on Reddit | 4 comments

So long story short I’ve moved from UK to Mexico

On the coast

I love it

Although my life looks like this currently:

Runs in the morning then hop in the clear sea

Go to the grass area and ground myself meditate breathe and take in the day

Supermarket

Errands

Gym sometimes

Work from home on laptop

That is pretty much it

But for someone who came from a horrible upbringing I love this peace

Yet after one year of doing this I’m ready to live again

I want to connect with people

Be outside doing things

Share meals

Go to a festival

Adventures

Dates

Sports

Etc

I just don’t know how to make it happen without being some weird foreign guy in his 30s trying to make friends lol

Any advice?

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beginswithanx@reddit

Volunteer, take classes, sign up for a casual sport, etc. You basically just need to meet a lot of people. You won’t necessarily connect with the bulk of them, but if you’re lucky and keep putting yourself out there you’ll eventually make some friends.

HamBroth@reddit

Host a bbq and invite all your neighbors

Vladimir_Putting@reddit

Same way you do it at any age.

Meet your neighbors, take part in hobbies, sports and groups that share interests. Make an effort to develop friendships, invite people and be the kind of person people want to be around. Kind, fun, relaxed, etc.

Ambitious_Fondant_27@reddit

Hey, it sounds like you are off to a good start. Good luck. I also recently moved to Mexico and am going through the tricky business of trying to meet other expats similar to myself. There are lots of Facebook pages for expats in Mexico, although I know FB is now for older people. The best I can suggest is to maybe just approach other folks your age and ask a question, like, 'hey, I just moved here, do you know any good bars or friendly places to eat, etc?" Instead of saying, 'I'm lonely, can you be my friend?" Which is often how we feel. LOL.