what to do when moving to a new city alone

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  • In this video I am talking about the sturggles of moving to a new city alone. I discuss the ways to be okay from days 1 to month 3 to a few years. Moving to a new city is really tough and especially when you dont know anybody. With these tips hopefully you can see that it is hard for most!
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  • @notequalto5179
    @notequalto5179 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    Healthy relationships typically take some time to build. So it's totally okay if you don't have a deep friendship or romantic relationship until much later after you've moved.

    • @MaureenBlanco
      @MaureenBlanco ปีที่แล้ว

      how long?

    • @notequalto5179
      @notequalto5179 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@MaureenBlanco there's not really a definite amount of time. Deeper friendships take a few months to build I've found. Of course, it can depend on a lot of things. But it certainly won't happen overnight.

  • @Akanchwua
    @Akanchwua 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    Fucking HELL I needed this video. I moved to a completely new city on my own almost 3 months ago and I'm having a complete crisis and it feels like everything is falling apart......so glad I found this. Everything you said is true, the fun has worn off, reality is setting in. Have minimal money and feel like.....wtaf am I doing. Thank you thank you thank you

  • @makaylafriend
    @makaylafriend 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I’m moving somewhere new in about a month and it’s to start my dream career. I just had a small cry session because I have social anxiety and really struggle with making new friendships that aren’t just surface level (cause I’m scared of actually being vulnerable with people). I want to have real friends but it’s so hard for me to just be real with others. This video made me feel a little better. Thank you!

  • @leticiaissa3449
    @leticiaissa3449 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I remember a few months ago commenting on one of your videos how I felt like i wasn't enjoying studying abroad as much as I thought I would. 2 months later, I can definitley say that I don't feel that way anymore as I did. I'm leaving in a month or so to go back to my homecountry, and although I will be coming back after the summer, a part of me is sad that I am leaving even if it's for 4 months. Funny how just a few months can change your perspective on living abroad.

  • @jenessam.hernandez4331
    @jenessam.hernandez4331 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    I just moved to a new place alone and learning so much about so many things! I kind of missed the ball on this one in my 20s and now finally doing it in my 30s. This new place is so beautiful and excited for what the future holds. ✨

    • @tr1ckster726
      @tr1ckster726 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hey I am in my 30s too. I quit my job and was going to move last October, and then I just... Stayed. It has been eating away at me for the last year. It's like I said I was going to do something, and then I didn't do it! I know I HAVE to do it though.

    • @jenessam.hernandez4331
      @jenessam.hernandez4331 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I recommend doing it! Of course, ensure you have a job and finances in order but it’s so rewarding. I have really been loving it and going to move to another new city in December. It’s okay to be alone and you learn so much about yourself. I totally understand how you must feel. Why don’t you try booking an Air BnB in the area you are interested in for 2-3 months to get a feel for it. That way you can get a better understanding of what it’s like for you. I wish you all the luck!

  • @ramune_flowers
    @ramune_flowers 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I‘m in the 4th month abroad now and I’m struggling so hard. Thanks for the calming video.

  • @ngoquynhbopj
    @ngoquynhbopj ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love when you deal with the frighten of studying abroad and being alone in such a direct and honest way. I also gonna study abroad this Aug and your videos make me less frightened about going to a new country with tons of new things and stresses. ❤❤❤

  • @jakelennon6057
    @jakelennon6057 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a beautiful soul :) Thankyou for taking the time to articulate so well a difficult time in people's lives and giving people understanding, support and action plans, bravo :)

  • @youtubefan44
    @youtubefan44 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You are so comforting and relatable basically thank you for existing :-)

  • @rebeccasrandomness3045
    @rebeccasrandomness3045 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These are some great tips and I love that you are so openly sharing from your experiences

  • @heartfillialucy2041
    @heartfillialucy2041 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Watching your videos really makes me feel like it is not just me who feels this way. It is a big move and for a couple of days I have been in constant emotion rollercoaster of feeling excited but also crisis 😂😂

  • @joshuaherring1711
    @joshuaherring1711 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As a person that restarted/moved 4 times so far, these are great tips!

  • @cariwalker7549
    @cariwalker7549 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I’m 32 and have always lived with my mom and so has my brother. Right now I’m living with my mom, my brother, his wife and 2 kids, and my sister-in-law’s niece. It’s hard. It’s really hard. And I hate my job and there isn’t anything to do in my town because it’s going downhill. So I’m planning on trying to get a new job in a city about an hour and a half away and getting my own place. The reason I am choosing this specific city is because I do have family there. I have aunts and uncles and cousins there that used to live in my hometown but moved years ago and who I only saw on thanksgiving and Christmas until they got married and had kids and then there was wedding and baby showers and birthdays. But still, I don’t have much of a relationship with them as I wish I did. But I wanted to move somewhere new away from my current stress where I don’t know anyone except for a handful of family members. Currently in the process of looking for a job now! Wish me luck! 😁👍🏻 hoping to get closer to my family while living there and make at least 1 close friend and maybe date. I know it’s gonna be so scary but I’m also excited at the same time. So many pros and cons of me staying in my hometown but moving out and getting a new job or getting completely out of my comfort zone and trying new things

  • @summer5779
    @summer5779 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Seriously needed to hear this. Thank you for posting

  • @CallMeSummers
    @CallMeSummers 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Earned a sub! Needed this advice, got offered a job in the East Coast. Gonna be alone in a new city, keep it up!

  • @oliviaremak7071
    @oliviaremak7071 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This has been so reassuring for me! I’m doing a major cross country move totally by myself to a new city for school where I know NO ONE and I’ve been so anxious about it.

  • @misosoupbaby
    @misosoupbaby ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for making this!! 🥹

  • @Insert_Smiley29
    @Insert_Smiley29 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the video! I’ve struggled with isolation most of my teen years and I didn’t do great in school, but now I’m looking into LA film school which is all the way in California (I’m a Wisconsin girly)- but I’m really pushing for this because it’s something I really really wanna do but it’s just so intimidating! ❤

  • @bubblegumplop9511
    @bubblegumplop9511 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I was having an existential crisis a while back since i'm moving away from home for med school and I could not be more terrified, but watching this video really helped calm me down. I can't thank you enough for this

  • @viiyaxyz
    @viiyaxyz ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm about to move to Malaysia for University all on my own so I've just been mentally preparing myself for whatever I will face. And get as many tips n advice so thank you sm for this video it helped :)

  • @udays6170
    @udays6170 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I scrolled down to look at the comments, which is when I realised that this video was posted a couple of hours ago! I'm moving to the US soon, really excited :)

  • @jpg.
    @jpg. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I appreciate this video. I am about to graduate from university and move to a new city all by myself. I am excited about the opportunity but am certainly anxious about how I will meet new people. I worked this past summer in a different city all by myself, however I wasn’t too worried about it as I was coming back to school where my girlfriend, friends and family were. Now I don’t have the comfort of knowing that it is temporary, so I am worried. Hopefully I can use some of these suggestions and can make it through haha.

  • @Unique247official
    @Unique247official 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This exactly what I been needing to do excited it’s coming close, to get away from the toxicity in my hometown

  • @MultiMarlene12
    @MultiMarlene12 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I moved 3 hours away from my hometown for school and the first 3 months were so hard and I would say school distracted me from feeling homesick. Now its been 3 years and I’m done with school so I started feeling homesick again but I am just now getting more comfortable living here, making friends , going to church, going to therapy 😊 its hard but doable!!!

  • @photoniccannon2117
    @photoniccannon2117 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your personality is A+, made my day 😂

  • @laily1981
    @laily1981 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching this from France where i am currently studying abroad! Thanks for the tips :) I agree that the first week can be the hardest, I remember being very homesick but once school started and I made some friends I felt much better.

  • @user-pe3by3bc4e
    @user-pe3by3bc4e 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Moved to the US. Really appreciate this as I am in the questioning week. 😢

  • @hannahpeeples6737
    @hannahpeeples6737 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm studying abroad at the University of Edinburgh this fall and was just worried about loneliness and these concepts yesterday! Thank you!

  • @TheApothecary_
    @TheApothecary_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are not alone !

  • @Trooperos90
    @Trooperos90 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome vid and personality;) u are so unique.

  • @mebjones83
    @mebjones83 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! “Or maybe your normal, and that’s fine.” 🤣

  • @Lonebadger567
    @Lonebadger567 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for sharing. Thinking about moving to Nashville to pursue a music career. The thought of it is scary and exciting at the same time. But I feel burnt out in my hometown and I need to go after my passion and purpose.

    • @pansexualdickhaver6878
      @pansexualdickhaver6878 ปีที่แล้ว

      As a born and raised nashvillian, we welcome you,friend. We have a ton of out of towners moving here so should be pretty easy to find people to become cool with that relate to your experience. And there’s obv plenty of places to perform your music lol if you have any questions on the city,feel free to ask

    • @facelesssinger2134
      @facelesssinger2134 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I live in Nashville, it's mostly connects that'll get you far. There is wayyy to many homeless here and it's depressing

  • @Foxuniverso
    @Foxuniverso ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lately ive bwen feeling a bit down by things in my life and i consider at times moving to a small town. My fam is not up for it, and i dont even have a plan lol. But when i actually think about it i feel relaxed but when i visualize my life there and how it'll be with new friends and stuff, idk why, but i feel pretty anxious. Id miss where i live now pretty badly tbh...

  • @SungHatonn0
    @SungHatonn0 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you 💙🙏🏽

  • @BenTheBot
    @BenTheBot ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for this video. Moving to an entirely different state in a couple days, and I’m very excited but also kind of nervous to be in a place where I have no connections. It’s gonna be all about making new friends, lol

    • @dumpsta-divrr365
      @dumpsta-divrr365 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good luck ben!!

    • @BenTheBot
      @BenTheBot ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dumpsta-divrr365 Thank you!! I’ve been in Atlanta for 6 days now and it’s been great so far!

    • @playdate8827
      @playdate8827 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BenTheBotmade new friends?

    • @kyleekroh2181
      @kyleekroh2181 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Update?

  • @Kolia_1959
    @Kolia_1959 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm a Colombian exchange student in Indonesia for 1 year, I'm in my 6th month, and I'm feeling like shit with myself. I watched full two of your videos and, I don't know why, but they make me feel less worse. Thanks, maybe I'll watch the others. :)

  • @emiliapaul1916
    @emiliapaul1916 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I moved to a new city for the first time in my life and ofc the first time is the biggest because I moved abroad. I moved to live with my long distance boyfriend (and to go to uni) so I had a built-in best friend who already lived here for a year and took care of all the stressful things (he even found me a job). I’ve been here for 1,5 month and he went back to our home country to visit family and I stayed here. Alone. Without any friends. I feel so alone but the thought that I am going to meet people once the academic year starts makes me hopeful in all of the moments when I go insane for a second and think that it’s going to be like this for the rest of my life.

  • @seeco1017
    @seeco1017 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Needed this, moving to Portland Oregon tomorrow and I am anxiousss

    • @Kimchinoodle
      @Kimchinoodle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How’d it go? :)

    • @milesowens3273
      @milesowens3273 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm also wondering

  • @joanna3083
    @joanna3083 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi I'm just in the 3 months crisis and wow thanks I just feel I really needed normalization of unknown cause I have similar striving for perfect figured out life. Haha I was lookinng for super specific adivices but having fun, sleep and good sadwinth may help

  • @AnlStarDestroyer
    @AnlStarDestroyer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m actually moving to DC next month and I’m terrified. I’m scared of losing my current friends and not making new ones there and so many other things

  • @Nahimana.219
    @Nahimana.219 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting how I came across this video, because I’m fresh out of the military, back in cosmetology school and plan on moving from Georgia to Texas, I have family there but I’ve never met any of them so I’m technically going to move there along

  • @lokitori2542
    @lokitori2542 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I ❤love you already when I hear you said
    “50% of the problems can be solved with a good night sleep and a sandwich 🥪 “ 😂

  • @amandabrandt3471
    @amandabrandt3471 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    it's so true that if you have your basic needs like sleep and nutrition covered, you're so much better equipped to exist in an entirely new place

  • @RickyPetersen
    @RickyPetersen 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That beans egg bread combo is crazy lol

  • @bp3108
    @bp3108 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hello,
    Move abroad for a short time. I am from Ecuador, South America. The fact that I move to Japan was a total cultural change. Want to remind everyone how strong and brave we are to move far from home. It is okay to feel all this emotions and you are no alone. I can tell you that it is hard, but as a phrase I like to repeat rain it is not permanent and sun will always comes up. Best advice if you feel any emotion start to learn to feel the emotion and let it go. Do not keep the emotions in you because some of them will get together and one day explode. Also there are always good people that will help you and show you that kindness still exist and that will help you through your journey.

    • @horseconfused
      @horseconfused 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am Ecuadorian too, and i also happen to be moving to Japan
      I am so close to my family and already have mental issues so I’m scared for my future self when i move, im going to Osaka institute of Fashion for 4 years and possibly permanently afterwards…
      Me da mucho miedo porque yo me conozco y yo sé que definitivamente me voy a deprimir pero tengo que estar preparada para eso porque, bueno mi sueño desde chiquita era mudarme a Japón, no sé cual es tu caso amigo pero, a pesar de todo esto, yo sé que lo lograre, y en cambio, tú también lo lograrás.
      Abrazos

  • @mirandasara104
    @mirandasara104 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's one of those days. I just moved across the country

  • @user-jf4bq8bw5n
    @user-jf4bq8bw5n 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We’re alike in so many ways

  • @user-ex8qq3ts6m
    @user-ex8qq3ts6m 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm looking forward c🎉

  • @wendyortiz736
    @wendyortiz736 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @jiemanoshyoung5415
    @jiemanoshyoung5415 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think humen really need to social,but not staying in alone.

  • @Akanchwua
    @Akanchwua 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    P.s please come to Bristol so we can hang out :))))))

  • @AryendraMakesMusic
    @AryendraMakesMusic 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you are literally me

  • @melisatel
    @melisatel ปีที่แล้ว

    ♡♡♡

  • @LittlePilangton
    @LittlePilangton 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    WELL I'M ABOUT TO MOVE TO EUROPE WITH A SCHOLARSHIP ! i might be tiny scared because i have to get ready 😭

  • @nataliemores
    @nataliemores หลายเดือนก่อน

    i thought there was a bug on your wall ....but it was on my computer screen

  • @user-ex8qq3ts6m
    @user-ex8qq3ts6m 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🎉❤

  • @coznow
    @coznow ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm moving to a new city for grad school this fall and I'm so scared I'm not going to make any friends :( I don't know a single person there

    • @beabadoobeepo
      @beabadoobeepo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I feel the same way 😢

  • @elainegozum6360
    @elainegozum6360 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hi, I'm thinking about transferring in another county, but like how, like how do I survive? for example, I don't have that much money, and I want to apply for a job.

    • @elainegozum6360
      @elainegozum6360 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm 17, turning 18 next yr and I'm trynna run away lmao

  • @walou3917
    @walou3917 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i wanna move but dont have a car, should i get one in my current state or wait till i get to where im moving and get it in that state? (plan on leasing)

    • @EmpathAwaken
      @EmpathAwaken 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Get it in the state you're moving to because you will have to pay for your plates and registration twice if you get it in your current state. Also, when are you moving?

  • @akshathag8526
    @akshathag8526 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cheryl crow

  • @Axel1Axel2Axel
    @Axel1Axel2Axel หลายเดือนก่อน

    all ive taken from this is that you really like sandwhiches

  • @TheChoice2121
    @TheChoice2121 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Someone likes sandwiches

  • @Korre84
    @Korre84 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Charleston?! No no no. You "visit" Charleston. You LIVE in Columbia or Greenville and you VISIT Charleston from time to time.

  • @haggle196
    @haggle196 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    go to the church and socialize brev

  • @musselmanmedia5236
    @musselmanmedia5236 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    girls can move to a new city and get a bf within a month.....

    • @Embearr
      @Embearr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      we’re not trying to get murdered